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L'associazione distribuisce equamente altrettante risorse.

L'associazione distribuisce equamente altrettante risorse.
The association distributes as many resources evenly.
From Lesson 288:Expressing equality (altrettanto)·Italian

Questions & Answers about L'associazione distribuisce equamente altrettante risorse.

Why does altrettante end in -e here instead of -o?
In this sentence, altrettante acts as an indefinite adjective describing the noun risorse (resources), which is feminine plural. When used as an adjective, it changes its ending to match the noun in gender and number. If it were used as an adverb, it would stay in its invariable default form, altrettanto.
Does altrettante mean exactly the same thing as tante?
Not quite! While tante risorse just means "many resources," altrettante has a comparative meaning. It translates to "as many" or "an equal number of" resources, implying a direct comparison to a quantity that was already mentioned in the context.
I remember some verbs like capire add "-isc-" in the present tense. Is distribuire in the same group?
Yes, distribuire (to distribute) is a regular "-ire" verb that takes the "-isc-" pattern. In the present tense, you add "-isc-" to the root before the ending for all singular forms and the third-person plural, giving us lui/lei distribuisce here.
How is the adverb equamente formed?
It is formed by taking the feminine singular form of the adjective equo (fair or equal), which is equa, and adding the suffix -mente. This is the standard way to create most adverbs in Italian, working exactly like adding "-ly" in English.

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