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questo

this

determiner pronoun KWEH-stoh Common
Grammar & Structure Determiners

Origin: from Latin eccum istum

Usage Note

Questo points to things near the speaker ('this'), contrasting with quello ('that'). It agrees as questo, questa, questi, queste, and before a vowel often elides to quest' (quest'anno). It can stand alone as a pronoun ('this one').

Examples

"Questo caffè è ottimo."

Natural Translation

This coffee is excellent.

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