Learn Italian: Un milione di persone visitano la città ogni anno. - A million people visit the city every year.

In Italian, smaller numbers like cento (a hundred) and mille (a thousand) act like adjectives and attach straight to the noun. However, milione (a million) and miliardo (a billion) are actually nouns. Because they are nouns, you have to connect them to the next word using di, literally translating to "a million of people."

"Un milione" is a singular phrase, so why is the verb "visitano" in the plural "they" form?

When a singular quantity word (like un milione or un sacco) is followed by di and a plural noun (like persone), Italian speakers often use the plural verb (visitano). This is because the logical subject actually doing the visiting is the plural "people." Using the singular verb (visita) is also grammatically correct, but the plural is very common and natural here.

Does "ogni" (every) ever change its ending to match masculine or feminine nouns?

No, ogni is an invariable word, meaning it never changes its form. Whether the noun is masculine or feminine, it stays the same. Also, just like the English word "every," ogni must always be followed by a singular noun. That's why it is ogni anno (every year), and never ogni anni.

Why does "città" have an accent mark at the end?