Breakdown of Il ristorante cinese è aperto stasera.
essere
to be
aperto
open
il ristorante
the restaurant
stasera
tonight / this evening
Questions & Answers about Il ristorante cinese è aperto stasera.
Why does cinese end in -e if ristorante is a masculine noun?
Adjectives in Italian usually end in -o for masculine and -a for feminine. However, there is a whole group of adjectives that end in -e in the singular. These -e adjectives are the exact same for both masculine and feminine nouns! So cinese is used for both masculine nouns (like il ristorante cinese) and feminine nouns (like la cucina cinese).
Why is the order ristorante cinese instead of cinese ristorante?
Why does aperto end in -o?
Where does the word stasera come from?