Breakdown of Nella serra ci sono molti fiori esotici e tropicali.
e
and
il fiore
the flower
molto
a lot of / much
c'è
there is / there are
Questions & Answers about Nella serra ci sono molti fiori esotici e tropicali.
Why do we use Nella instead of In la?
In Italian, the preposition in must merge with the definite article (la) to form an articulated preposition. In + la always becomes nella.
Why is the plural of esotico spelled esotici rather than esotichi?
Adjectives ending in -co usually form their plural with -chi if the stress is on the second-to-last syllable (like stanco becoming stanchi). But because the stress in esotico is on the third-to-last syllable (e-SO-ti-co), the plural ending becomes -ci (esotici). This also changes the hard 'k' sound to a soft 'ch' sound.
Fiori and tropicali both end in -i. Do they follow the normal -o to -i masculine plural rule?
No, both of these words actually end in -e in the singular: fiore (flower) and tropicale (tropical). Nouns and adjectives that end in -e in the singular always change to -i in the plural, regardless of their gender.
What is the function of ci in ci sono?