Breakdown of I bracci della gru sono forti, ma le braccia degli operai sono stanche.
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Questions & Answers about I bracci della gru sono forti, ma le braccia degli operai sono stanche.
Why does the word for "arms" change from i bracci to le braccia in the same sentence?
The noun il braccio has two plural forms with different meanings (a semantic double plural). We use the feminine plural le braccia for human body parts, which we naturally think of as a collective pair. We use the masculine plural i bracci for non-human, mechanical, or figurative arms, like the arms of a crane or the branches of a river.
Since le braccia ends in -a, why doesn't the adjective end in -a too?
Why is the adjective forti used for i bracci?
Is gru a feminine or masculine noun, and how would you make it plural?