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How do you say "personal computer" in Italian?
il computer
In Italian, "personal computer" is il computer.
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Pronunciation
koh-mPOO-ter. Three syllables. The 'c' before 'o' is hard (like 'co' in 'core'), and 'puter' rhymes with English.
Grammar notes
Masculine noun, plural i computer. English loanword, fully adopted into Italian. Takes il in singular, i in plural.
Example sentence
Ho un computer nuovo.
I have a new personal computer.
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How to remember il computer
Computer is directly borrowed from English. Italians use it exactly as English speakers do, without translation or adaptation.
Related words
- computer mouse il mouse del computer
- document il documento
- letter la lettera
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- mousepad il tappettino del mouse
- notebook il quaderno
- phone il telefono
- stapler la spillatrice
- sticky note il post-it
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Questions about il computer
How do you say "personal computer" in Italian?
In Italian, "personal computer" is il computer. It is a noun.
Is il computer masculine or feminine?
Masculine noun, plural i computer. English loanword, fully adopted into Italian. Takes il in singular, i in plural.
How is il computer used in a sentence?
Use il computer as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Ho un computer nuovo. (I have a new personal computer.).
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"Personal computer" in other languages
- Japanese パソコン (pasokon)
- Korean 개인용 컴퓨터 (gaeinyong keompyuteo)
- Chinese 个人电脑 (gè rén diàn nǎo)
- Spanish el ordenador personal
- Spanish (Latin America) la computadora personal
- French l'ordinateur personnel
- German der Computer
- Russian персональный компьютер (personalʹnyj kompʹjuter)
- Greek ο προσωπικός υπολογιστής (o prosopikos ipologistis)
- Arabic كومبيوتر شخصي (kumbyootar shakhsi)
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