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La cugina è una ragazza molto simpatica.

La cugina è una ragazza molto simpatica.
The cousin is a very nice girl.
From Lesson 8:Plural verb to be (noi siamo, voi siete)·Italian

Questions & Answers about La cugina è una ragazza molto simpatica.

Since our current lesson is about plural words like sono, how would I say this if there were multiple cousins?
You would change the nouns, the verb, and the adjective to their plural forms! The sentence becomes: Le cugine sono ragazze molto simpatiche. Notice how the verb è changes to sono (they are), and the feminine singular words ending in -a change their endings to -e.
Why does the sentence use simpatica instead of simpatico?
In Italian, adjectives must match the gender and number of the noun they describe. Because la cugina is a feminine singular noun, the adjective also takes the feminine singular ending -a. If we were talking about a male cousin (il cugino), he would be un ragazzo molto simpatico.
If everything needs to match the feminine noun, why doesn't molto change to molta?
In this sentence, molto means very, which makes it an adverb. Adverbs describe verbs or adjectives, and they never change their endings! Molto only changes its ending when it means a lot of and describes a noun directly, like molta pizza.
Does simpatica mean sympathetic?
No, this is a famous false friend for English speakers! In Italian, simpatica means nice, friendly, or likeable. If you want to describe someone who is sympathetic to your feelings, you would use a word like comprensiva.

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