Question 1

Why does sempre meno translate to "less and less"? Doesn't sempre mean "always"?

Accepted Answer

You are right that sempre usually means "always." However, in Italian, the phrases sempre più and sempre meno are fixed expressions used to say "more and more" and "less and less." You should never literally translate "less and less" as "meno e meno" in Italian.

Question 2

How can I easily remember that rivelazione is a feminine noun?

Accepted Answer

A very reliable rule in Italian is that almost all nouns ending in -zione are feminine. This includes common words like rivelazione, situazione, and stazione. This is why the noun is paired with the feminine demonstrative adjective Quella ("that").

Question 3

Why is it Quella instead of Quel?

Accepted Answer

The demonstrative adjective Quello ("that") changes its ending based on the gender and starting letters of the noun it modifies, acting very much like definite articles. Since rivelazione is feminine and starts with a normal consonant, we use Quella. If it were a masculine word starting with a consonant, like libro, you would use Quel libro.

Question 4

Why doesn't the adjective interessante end in -a to match the feminine noun rivelazione?

Accepted Answer

Interessante belongs to a category of Italian adjectives that end in -e in their singular form. These adjectives use the exact same form for both masculine and feminine nouns. If the noun were plural, the adjective would change to end in -i for both genders (for example, rivelazioni interessanti).

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