Arabic - Italian Dictionary
/haː.ðaː/
هذا (hādhā) is an Arabic demonstrative that means 'this' in Italian. It functions both as a determiner (modifying a noun) and as a pronoun (standing alone to indicate something nearby).
| # | Type | Arabic | Italian |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | determiner | هذا the (thing) here | questo |
| 2 | determiner | هذا the (thing) here | questa |
| 3 | determiner | هذا the (thing) here | 'sto |
| 4 | determiner | هذا the (thing) here | 'sta |
| 5 | pronoun | هذا the thing, item, etc. being indicated | questo |
| 6 | pronoun | هذا the thing, item, etc. being indicated | questa |
| 7 | pronoun | هذا a specified object | questo |
| 8 | pronoun | هذا a specified object | questo qua |
هذا الكتاب جميل جداً.
Questo libro è molto bello.
هذا ليس ما أريده.
Questo non è quello che voglio.
من هو هذا؟
Chi è questo?
هذا has gender and number variants: هذه (this, feminine), هؤلاء (these, plural). The Italian translation questo/questa agrees in gender with the noun it modifies or refers to. Informal Italian uses 'sto/'sta as shortened forms of questo/questa.
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