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Nella serra ci sono molti fiori esotici e tropicali.

Nella serra ci sono molti fiori esotici e tropicali.
In the greenhouse there are many exotic and tropical flowers.
From Lesson 294:Relative possessives (il cui, la cui, i cui, le cui)·Italian

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?
Together with sono, it forms the expression ci sono, which means 'there are'. It works exactly like c'è ('there is'), but is used for plural subjects like the many flowers in this sentence.

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