Learn Italian: Tutti gli uomini ragionano meglio del computer. - All humans reason better than the computer.

Tutti gli uomini ragionano meglio del computer.

All humans reason better than the computer.

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Why is uomini translated as "humans" instead of "men"?

In Italian, l'uomo (the man) and its plural gli uomini (the men) are frequently used to mean humankind or people in general, similar to how "mankind" is used in English. If you want to be more specific, you can say gli esseri umani (human beings).

Why do we use del for "than the" instead of che il?

When comparing two nouns or pronouns directly—in this case, gli uomini and il computer—Italian uses di. Because computer takes the masculine article il, di combines with it to form del. You only use che for "than" when comparing two adjectives, two verbs, or two quantities.

Why does this sentence use meglio instead of migliori?

Meglio is an adverb meaning "better" (the comparative form of bene, well). It modifies the verb ragionano to describe how humans reason. Migliore (plural migliori) is an adjective meaning "better" (the comparative of buono, good) and is used to describe nouns, like if you were saying they are "better computers".

Why is there an article (gli) between tutti and uomini?