Sì. Quanto costano quelli là?
Yes. How much do those over there cost?
Sì. Quanto costano quelli là?
Yes. How much do those over there cost?
Why not quei
Masculine consonant so why quelli not quei
Find this so confusing
quelli quei
Maxie
May 7, 2021
caterina-rocket-italian-tutor
May 17, 2021
Hi sebongela,
Thanks for this question!
In this specific case we use "quelli" instead of "quei" because "quelli" is a pronoun while "quei" is an adjective.
In this phrase, "those" acts as a pronoun, hence we need to use "quelli".
See the difference below:
Hope this helps :)
Thanks for this question!
In this specific case we use "quelli" instead of "quei" because "quelli" is a pronoun while "quei" is an adjective.
In this phrase, "those" acts as a pronoun, hence we need to use "quelli".
See the difference below:
- "Sì. Quanto costano quelli là?" = "Yes. How much do those over there cost?"
- "Sì. Quanto costano quei quadri là?" = "Yes. How much do those paintings over there cost?"
Hope this helps :)