Italian grammar
Molto, troppo, abbastanza
Say something is too expensive or quite cheap.
From the scene Sono molto care (They're very expensive)
In short
Molto, troppo, abbastanza go before the adjective and never change. The adjective matches: care.
- very expensive molto care
- too expensive troppo care
- quite cheap abbastanza economiche
- expensive / cheap caro / economico
Your turn
Which one goes with too expensive?
Options: troppo care · molto care · abbastanza economiche
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too expensive → troppo care
How it works
Molto = very, troppo = too (more than you want), abbastanza = quite.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
Sono (blank)?
Clue: le scarpe
Options: economici · economiche
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Sono economiche?
Are they cheap?
Good to know
They go before the adjective, and the adjective matches the noun: le scarpe sono care.
very expensive molto care
Javi
Sì, sono molto care. E le scarpe nere?
Yes, they're very expensive. What about the black shoes?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Sì, sono (blank). E le scarpe nere?
Options: troppo care · abbastanza economiche · molto care
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Javi
Sì, sono molto care. E le scarpe nere?
Yes, they're very expensive. What about the black shoes?
too expensive troppo care
Nuria
Cento euro? Sono troppo care!
A hundred euros? They're too expensive!
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Cento euro? Sono (blank)!
Options: molto care · abbastanza economiche · troppo care
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Nuria
Cento euro? Sono troppo care!
A hundred euros? They're too expensive!
quite cheap abbastanza economiche
Javi
Sì, abbastanza economiche. Sono venti euro.
Yes, quite cheap. They're twenty euros.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Sì, (blank). Sono venti euro.
Options: molto care · troppo care · abbastanza economiche
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Javi
Sì, abbastanza economiche. Sono venti euro.
Yes, quite cheap. They're twenty euros.
expensive / cheap caro / economico
Your turn
What goes with caro / economico?
Options: expensive / cheap · very expensive · too expensive
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caro / economico → expensive / cheap
Watch out
Here molto / troppo never change: molto care, not "molte care".
Common mistake
Not abbastanza here. More than Nuria wants to pay.
Cento euro? Sono troppo care!
A hundred euros? They're too expensive!
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| very expensive | molto care |
|---|---|
| too expensive | troppo care |
| quite cheap | abbastanza economiche |
| expensive / cheap | caro / economico |
More lines from the story
- JaviSono cento euro.They're a hundred euros.
- NuriaSono economiche?Are they cheap?
- JaviGrazie. Sono le scarpe nere... da venti euro!Thanks. They're the black shoes... the twenty-euro ones!