[{"role": "user", "content": "I'm trying to write a letter to my Italian friend and I was wondering, how do I translate the phrase 'Where've you been?' into Italian?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The phrase 'Where've you been?' can be translated to Italian as 'Dov'\u00e8 stata?' if you're addressing a female friend. If your friend is male, the translation would be 'Dov'\u00e8 stato?'"}, {"role": "user", "content": "That's really helpful, thank you! So, just to confirm, 'Dov'\u00e8 stata?' is used for female friends and 'Dov'\u00e8 stato?' is for male friends, right?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Exactly! In Italian, the verb conjugation and adjective agreement depend on the gender of the subject. So, 'Dov'\u00e8 stata?' is the correct translation for a female friend, while 'Dov'\u00e8 stato?' is used for a male friend."}]