Breakdown of La bevanda sa di mandorla amara.
la bevanda
the drink / the beverage
amaro
bitter
sapere di
to taste like / smell like
la mandorla
the almond
Questions & Answers about La bevanda sa di mandorla amara.
Why does the verb sapere, which usually means 'to know', mean 'tastes like' here?
When sapere is followed by the preposition di, it acts as a sensory verb meaning 'to taste of' or 'to smell of'. Since the subject here is La bevanda (the beverage), sa di translates naturally to 'tastes like'.
If sa di can mean both 'tastes like' and 'smells like', how do we know which one it is in this sentence?
Why is it mandorla amara (singular) instead of plural, when in English we might say 'tastes like bitter almonds'?
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