Word
Ho diversi mascara nel cassetto.
Meaning
I have several mascaras in the drawer.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Ho diversi mascara nel cassetto.
avere
to have
il cassetto
the drawer
nel
in the (in + il) / while / upon (doing something)
il mascara
mascara
Questions & Answers about Ho diversi mascara nel cassetto.
Wait, doesn't diversi usually mean 'different'? Why does it mean 'several' here?
The meaning of diverso changes depending on where you put it! When it comes before a noun, like diversi mascara, it acts as an indefinite adjective meaning 'several'. If you put it after the noun (e.g., mascara diversi), it becomes a regular adjective meaning 'different' (as in, mascaras of different brands).
Since it says diversi, shouldn't the noun be plural too? Why is it mascara and not mascari?
Why is it masculine (diversi) and not feminine (diverse)?
Why do we use nel cassetto instead of just in cassetto?
When talking about a specific physical location like a drawer, Italian requires the definite article. Nel is an articulated preposition, meaning it is the combined form of the preposition in plus the masculine singular article il.