questo

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Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *eccum iste, from Latin eccum (deictic) +‎ iste (“that”), the former surviving also as Italian ecco and the latter as esto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkwe.sto/
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  • Rhymes: -esto
  • Hyphenation: qué‧sto

Determiner

questo (feminine questa, masculine plural questi, feminine plural queste)

  1. this, these
    Questo meraviglioso dolce è semplice da preparare.
    This wonderful cake is easy to prepare.
    Traduci questa pagina.
    Translate this page.
    Questi fiori dicono che è primavera!
    These flowers say it's spring!

Usage notes

  • quest' is also used in the singular, before a vowel.

Pronoun

questo (feminine questa, masculine plural questi, feminine plural queste)

  1. this, this one, these
    Libri come questo vengono raramente letti al di fuori della piccola cerchia di persone interessate all'argomento.
    Books like this one are rarely read outside the small number of people interested in the subject.
    Queste sono le mie prime foto, ma penso anche le mie migliori.
    These are my first pics but the best ones I think.
  2. this, that
    Synonym: ciò
    Su questo sono completamente d'accordo.
    I totally agree about this.
    Questo è tutto.
    That is all.

Derived terms

See also

Latin

Participle

questō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of questus
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