Ci sono ancora i formaggi? (Are there still cheeses?)

When we use the word “ancora” in questions, we want to point out that for a certain amount of time we knew that something (or someone) was in a certain place; with the question we want to know if it is still in that place.

Ci sono ancora i formaggi? → For a certain period of time the cheeses were here. Are they still here, in this moment?

To give an affermative answer, we will use ancora:

Sì, ci sono ancora. (Yes, there are still some left)

To give a negative answer, we will use più:

No, non ci sono più. (No, there are no more left)

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