Breakdown of La banana non è ancora gialla.
essere
to be
non
not
ancora
yet / still
giallo
yellow
la banana
the banana
Questions & Answers about La banana non è ancora gialla.
Why is the word for yellow spelled gialla here instead of giallo?
Adjectives in Italian must match the gender of the noun they describe. Because banana is a feminine noun, the default masculine adjective giallo changes its ending to -a to become gialla.
Why is ancora placed in the middle of the sentence instead of at the end like the English word 'yet'?
In Italian, adverbs of time like ancora usually sit directly after the verb. The literal word order here is 'The banana not is yet yellow'.
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