In italian for some verbs like "piacere", "servire", etc we must check them with the subject and then if the subject is singular we use the verb in singular(3th person) and if it was plural we must have the verb in plural form(3th person). Like bellow.
Mi piace il libro! (I like the book)
Mi piacciono i libri (I like the books)
But in one case it doesn't act like this!
When we have the word "Un Paio" as a subject! although it seems to be singular (It means a pair of), in fact it's plural. because we use plural form of the verb for it!
Mi SERVE un paio di scarpe. [WRONG]
this must be >>> Mi SERVONO un paio di scarpe.
(It means i need a pair of shoes.)
What do u think? what can be the reason ???
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2006-12-10 13:45:19 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
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2006-12-14 11:12:16 · answer #1 · answered by gone 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your example isn't correct. The sentence ''mi serve un paio di scarpe'' is correct as the subject is singular (un paio di scarpe) while your sentence ''mi servono un paio di scarpe'' is wrong. The sentence would be ''mi servono due scarpe''.
It would be wrong a sentence as ''mi piace un paio di libri'', very wrong.
Italian isn't that easy language many foreigners think.
2016-07-31 23:02:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, both english and italian are based on latin and there seem to be exceptions to every rule in both so i wonder if it has something to do with the latin root. it might be worth looking into. good luck!
2006-12-11 14:49:08 · answer #3 · answered by Money Maven 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋