[[{"role": "user", "content": "I've been meaning to learn some basic Italian phrases for an upcoming trip, and I was wondering how to say \"Were you busy?\" in Italian."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "That's a great idea! The translation of \"Were you busy?\" in Italian is 'Eri impegnato?' for masculine subjects. If you want to ask a female, you would say 'Eri impegnata?'"}, {"role": "user", "content": "That's really helpful, thank you! What's the difference between 'Eri impegnato?' and 'Eri impegnata?'"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "In Italian, adjectives and some verbs change depending on the gender of the subject. 'Eri impegnato?' is used for male subjects, while 'Eri impegnata?' is used for female subjects."}]]