Breakdown of La nostra protesta è pacifica.
essere
to be
nostro
our
la
her/it (direct object)
la protesta
protest
pacifico
peaceful
Questions & Answers about La nostra protesta è pacifica.
Why do we say La nostra instead of just Nostra protesta?
In Italian, you almost always need a definite article (like il or la) before a possessive adjective. The main exception is for singular family members (like mio fratello), but since protesta is just a regular noun, it requires the article La.
If I were talking about multiple protests, how would the spelling of pacifica change?
It would change to pacifiche (Le nostre proteste sono pacifiche). Feminine adjectives ending in -ca add an h in the plural to maintain the hard "k" sound.
How could I connect this sentence to the current lesson to say "Given that our protest is peaceful..."?
You can simply place dato che or visto che at the very beginning: Dato che la nostra protesta è pacifica... These flexible causal conjunctions trigger the normal indicative mood, so you don't even need to worry about changing è to the subjunctive!
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