Italian: Are these translations of questions and "I don't know..." sentences correct?
1a. Who came yesterday?
= Chi è venuto ieri?
1b. I don’t know who came yesterday.
= Non so chi sia venuto ieri.
2a. What did he buy last night?
= Che cosa (lui) ha comprato ieri sera?
2b. I don’t know what he bought last night.
= No so che cosa lui abbia comprato ieri sera.
3a. When did they watch the movie?
= Quando hanno guardato il film?
3b. I don’t know when they watched the movie.
= Non so quando abbiano guardato il film.
4a. Where did Jake buy that book?
= Dove Jake ha comprato quel libro?
4b. I don’t know where Jake bought that book.
= Non so dove Jake abbia comprato quel libro.
5a. Why did Jake take that book from her?
= Perché Jake ha preso quel libro da lei?
5b. I don’t know why Jake took that book from her.
= Non so perché Jake abbia preso quel libro da lei?6a. How did David read this book?
= Come David ha letto questo libro?
6b. I don’t know how David read this book.
= Non so come David abbia letto questo libro.
7a. Has Heather eaten this morning?
= Heather ha mangiato stamattina?
7b. I don’t know whether Heather has eaten this morning.
= Non so se Heather abbia mangiato stamattina.
8a. Has Jeremy ever written a poem?
= Jeremy ha mai scritto un poema?
8b. I don’t know whether Jeremy has ever written a poem.
= Non so se Jeremy abbia mai scritto un poema.9a. How often does she buy books on Ebay?
= Quanto spesso (lei) compra i libri su Ebay?
*** Should it be "i libri" or just "libri" when talking about buying books in general?
9b. I don’t know how often she buys books on Ebay.
= Non so quanto spesso lei compri i libri su Ebay.
10a. Whose coat did she lose?
= Di chi è il cappotto che (lei) ha perduto?
10b. I don’t know whose coat she lost.
= Non so di chi sia il cappotto che ha perduto.
11a. What book did he bring?
= Che libro (lui) ha portato?
11b. I don’t know what book he brought.
= No so che libro lui abbia portato.
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Answers · 4
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10b. I don’t know whose coat she lost.
= Non so di chi sia il cappotto che ha *perduto*.
It's better using instead of "perduto" the form "perso" because it is more common and less formal.
11b. I don’t know what book he brought.
= *No* so che libro lui abbia portato.
It should be used the different adverb "NON" instead of "No". That because "NON" is in relation to the verb which is the predicate and has the function of denying, excluding or reversing the content of the entire sentence. The previous examples were correct.
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They are right.
For nine sentence you can use both.
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