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L'odore in cucina fa schifo.

L'odore in cucina fa schifo.
The smell in the kitchen is disgusting.
From Lesson 229:Pejorative suffixes (-accio, -accia)·Italian

Questions & Answers about L'odore in cucina fa schifo.

Why does the Italian sentence use fa (makes/does) instead of è (is)?
In Italian, to say something is disgusting or sucks, you use the expression fare schifo (literally "to make disgust"). So, fa schifo translates to "it is disgusting." Using è schifo would be incorrect because schifo is a noun (disgust), not an adjective.
How could we use the -accio suffix from this lesson in this sentence?
You could attach the pejorative suffix -accio to the masculine noun odore (smell) to create odoraccio (a nasty smell). The sentence could be L'odoraccio in cucina fa schifo, emphasizing just how awful the stench is!
Why is it just in cucina and not nella cucina?
For specific rooms in a house (like cucina, bagno, or camera), Italian usually uses the simple preposition in without the definite article when talking about location. You would only use nella cucina if you were specifying which kitchen (for example, nella cucina di Marco - in Marco's kitchen).
If schifo is a noun, is there a related adjective I could use with the verb essere?
Yes! The adjective form is schifoso (disgusting). You could rewrite this sentence as L'odore in cucina è schifoso, which means the exact same thing but uses the verb essere (to be) instead of fare (to make).

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