Question 1

Why is it mio fratello and not il mio fratello?

Accepted Answer

In Italian, we drop the definite article (il, la, etc.) when using possessives with singular family members. So it is mio fratello (my brother) and sua sorella (his/her sister). However, if the family member is plural, the article comes back: i miei fratelli (my brothers).

Question 2

The lesson is about verbs that get a double 'r' in the future tense. Is corre one of them?

Accepted Answer

No! The verb correre (to run) already has a double 'r' in its normal dictionary form. The irregular verbs you are learning right now (like volere or venire) actually change their spelling to add a double 'r' in the future tense (making vorrà or verrà). Since correre is regular, its future tense simply follows the standard rules: correrà.

Question 3

Can I use tutti i giorni instead of ogni giorno here?

Accepted Answer

Absolutely. Ogni giorno (every day) and tutti i giorni (all the days) mean the exact same thing and are completely interchangeable. Just remember the grammar rule: ogni is always followed by a singular noun with no article, while tutti needs the plural article and a plural noun.

Question 4

Why doesn't molto change its ending here? What if the sentence was about a sister?

Accepted Answer

Even if it were about a sister (mia sorella è molto sportiva), molto wouldn't change. Here, molto is an adverb meaning "very," and adverbs never change their endings. The word molto only changes its ending to match gender and number when it means "a lot of" or "many" and describes a noun, as in molti giorni (many days).

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