Grammar Lesson 36:
Italian demonstrative adjectives: stesso
Italian demonstrative adjectives: stesso
Stesso is a demonstrative adjective used to express identity or perfect similarity.
| Singular | Plural | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine |
stesso | stessi | same |
| Feminine |
stessa | stesse |
Examples:
Anna racconta sempre le stesse storie / Anna always tells the same stories
Marco ha gli occhi dello stesso colore di quelli di Anna / Marco's eyes are the same colour of Anna's
Stesso can also be used as a demonstrative pronoun.
Examples:
Sei sempre lo stesso / You're always the same
"Vorrei una birra, grazie" "Prendo lo stesso, grazie" / "A beer for me, thanks" "I'll have the same, thanks"
Stesso is used sometimes as an intensifier and translates as "I myself / You yourself, etc."
Examples:
Io stesso sono andato a prenderlo alla stazione / I myself went to meet him at the station
Guarda tu stesso! / See for yourself!
Lo stesso direttore d'orchestra si mise al pianoforte / The conductor himself sat at the piano
When used as an adverbial phrase lo stesso indicates indifference and translates in English as "anyway", "anyhow", "in any case", "whatever".
Examples:
Fa lo stesso, è lo stesso / Whatever
Anche se non hai fame devi mangiare lo stesso / You may not be hungry, but you have to eat anyway
Nevica ma festeggeremo lo stesso in giardino / It snows but we're having a party in the garden anyway
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