Breakdown of Oggigiorno tutti hanno un telefono.
Questions & Answers about Oggigiorno tutti hanno un telefono.
Why does the Italian sentence use the plural verb hanno for "everyone"?
In English, "everyone" is singular ("everyone has"). In Italian, tutti literally means "all" or "all people" and is always treated as a plural subject. Therefore, it takes the plural verb form hanno. Is oggigiorno a compound word?
Yes, it is formed by combining oggi (today) and giorno (day). It translates to "nowadays" or "these days". Like most adverbs, it is invariable, meaning its ending never changes. Could I use ognuno instead of tutti here?
Yes, you could say ognuno ha un telefono. Ognuno means "each one" or "everyone" and acts as a singular subject, so it takes the singular verb ha. However, tutti is much more commonly used in everyday Italian to express this general idea. Learn Oggigiorno tutti hanno un telefono and more in Italian
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