Breakdown of L'insegnante ripete la parola difficile.
l'insegnante
the teacher (m/f)
difficile
difficult
la parola
the word
ripetere
to repeat
Questions & Answers about L'insegnante ripete la parola difficile.
How do I know if insegnante is a male or female teacher?
You can't tell just from this sentence! The word insegnante ends in -e, meaning it can be either masculine or feminine. Because it starts with a vowel, the singular article is always l' (l'insegnante). You would need more context or an adjective to know the gender, like l'insegnante bravo (male) or l'insegnante brava (female).
Why does the verb ripete end in -e here?
Ripete is the "he/she/it" form of the regular verb ripetere (to repeat). In Italian, regular verbs that end in -ere take an -e ending for the lui/lei (he/she) form.
La parola is a feminine noun. Why doesn't the adjective end in -a (like difficila)?
In Italian, there is a whole group of adjectives that end in -e in their singular form, instead of -o or -a. These adjectives use the exact same form for both masculine and feminine nouns. So you say il libro difficile (the difficult book, masculine) and la parola difficile (the difficult word, feminine).
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