Learn Italian: Il tavolo è troppo basso.

Il tavolo è troppo basso.

The table is too low.

Breakdown of Il tavolo è troppo basso.

too, too much, too many

basso

low; short (not tall)

Questions & Answers about Il tavolo è troppo basso.

Since this lesson is about comparatives, how would I say "The table is lower"?

You would replace troppo (too) with più (more). Italian doesn't have a single word for "lower", so you literally say "more low": Il tavolo è più basso. To say it is lower than something else, you would use di: Il tavolo è più basso di...

Does troppo change its ending to match the table?

No. In this sentence, troppo is an adverb describing the adjective basso (low). When troppo describes an adjective, it never changes its ending. It only changes to match a noun if it is describing an amount, like saying "too many tables" (troppi tavoli).

I learned that basso means "short". Can it also mean "low"?

Yes! Basso means "short" when talking about a person's height, but it translates to "low" when talking about objects like a table, a ceiling, or a wall.

Why does basso end in -o?

Because it describes il tavolo, which is a masculine singular noun. If you were describing a feminine noun like la sedia (the chair), the adjective would change to match it: La sedia è troppo bassa.