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Hi Loretta,
Yes, when it's an adjective (= referring to a noun), "troppo" changes to agree with the noun.
When it's an adverb (= referring to a verb), it doesn't change.
Mario legge troppi fumetti = Mario reads too many comics.
Mario lege troppo = Mario reads too much.
Valentina
Team ItalianPod101.com
Does the word "troppo" change to agree with the following noun as in the example under mettere, "Ci ha messo troppe spezie e ora non e comestibile?"
Hi Loretta,
thanks for pointing that out! Yes, it's a mistake. "Questa" is the correct word. We'll have the typo fixed as soon as possible.
Valentina
Team ItalianPod101.com
In the vocabulary, one of the examples under "grande" says "Questo stanza e` abbastanza grande." Further down it says "Questa stanza ha due finestre. Isn't the first one wrong?
Thank you Bill!
Valentina
Hi Valentina!
Thanks for the corrections.
It's good to read your messages again.
Bill
Ciao Bill,
ottimo lavoro! Here are just a couple of corrections:
Mi puoi aiutare sollevarla? -> Mi puoi aiutare A sollevarla?
Ti posso aiutare in cinque minuti. -> Ti posso aiutare TRA cinque minuti.
Other than that, great job!
Valentina
Team ItalianPod101.com
La tua stanza รจ piccola. Dove metterai la nuova sedia?
Voglio metterla nell'angolo. Mi puoi aiutare sollevarla?
Sรฌ, ma non adesso.
Quando mi puoi aiutare?
Ti posso aiutare in cinque minuti. Adesso devo telefonare al mio capo.
Grazie!
Hi Liz,
"mettiamolo" = METTIAMO + LO
mettiamo -> 1st person plural of the Imperative mood (= let's put)
lo -> (= it) direct pronoun used to avoid repetition of a masculine singular noun (in this case, the bed) Pronouns need to be attached after the verb in the imperative tense.
Mettiamo [il letto] -> mettiamo[lo]
Another way they could have said is: "No, mettiamo il letto nell'angolo"
Sincerely,
Valentina
Team ItalianPod101.com
What verb tense is "mettiamolo"? Could they have said "No, mettiamo nell' angolo"?