Learn Italian: Questa città ha un milione di abitanti. - This city has a million inhabitants.

Questa città ha un milione di abitanti.

This city has a million inhabitants.

Breakdown of Questa città ha un milione di abitanti.

la città

the city

l'abitante

the inhabitant / the local (m/f)

il milione

the million

Elon.io is an online learning platform

We have an entire course teaching Italian grammar and vocabulary.

Start learning Italian now

Questions & Answers about Questa città ha un milione di abitanti.

Why is there a "di" before "abitanti"?

In English, we just say "a million inhabitants." But in Italian, milione is treated as a regular noun, not just a number. Because it is a noun, you have to use di (of) to connect it to the next word, literally saying "a million of inhabitants."

Does the word "città" change if we are talking about more than one city?

No, città stays exactly the same! In Italian, nouns that end with an accented vowel do not change in the plural. If you wanted to say "these cities", you would only change the word before it to match: queste città.

How would I say "two million inhabitants" instead of one million?

Unlike the word for a hundred (cento), milione is a normal noun that has a plural form. To say "two million", you change the ending to an "i" and keep the di: due milioni di abitanti.

What is the singular form of "abitanti"?

The singular is abitante (inhabitant). In Italian, nouns that end in -e in the singular always change their ending to -i in the plural. This rule applies whether the noun is masculine or feminine.