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How do you say "roommate" in Italian?
il coinquilino
In Italian, "roommate" is il coinquilino.
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Pronunciation
Break coinquilino into its natural syllables, with the stress falling naturally on the second-to-last syllable.
Grammar notes
il coinquilino is masculine. Its plural is coinquilini.
Example sentence
Il mio coinquilino lava i piatti ogni sera.
My roommate does the dishes every night.
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How to remember il coinquilino
Connect il coinquilino to the moment in "My roommate does the dishes every night" so the word has a scene to live in, not just a definition.
Related words
- grandfather il nonno
- grandmother la nonna
- uncle lo zio
- aunt la zia
- nephew il nipote
- niece la nipote
- cousin il cugino
- stepfather il patrigno
- stepmother la matrigna
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Questions about il coinquilino
How do you pronounce il coinquilino?
Break coinquilino into its natural syllables, with the stress falling naturally on the second-to-last syllable.
Is il coinquilino masculine or feminine?
il coinquilino is masculine. il coinquilino is masculine. Its plural is coinquilini.
How is il coinquilino used in Italian?
il coinquilino is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Il mio coinquilino lava i piatti ogni sera. (My roommate does the dishes every night.).
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