What is stesso in Italian?
Stesso refers to something or someone that’s exactly like something or someone else. This means it involves two or more things or people.
We can say stesso, stessa, stessi, and stesse.
For now, let’s have a quick look at the sentence below:
Abbiamo avuto la stessa idea.
We’ve had the same idea.
When to use stesso, stessa, stessi, stesse?
- Stesso: when the noun is masculine singular.
- Stessa: when the noun is feminine singular.
- Stessi: when the noun is masculine plural.
- Stesse: when the noun is feminine plural.
Here are some examples:
Avete fatto lo stesso errore.
You made the same mistake.
Abbiamo comprato la stessa maglia.
We bought the same t-shirt.
Abbiamo gli stessi gusti.
We have the same taste.
Sto cercando un prodotto con le stesse caratteristiche.
I’m looking for a product with the same characteristics.
How to use il mio stesso?
If you want to be specific and refer to someone, you will use a definite article and a possessive adjective right before stesso, stessa, etc.
The structure is: definite article + possessive adjective + stesso/stessa/stessi/stesse + noun.
Il suo stesso cane.
His same dog.
Let’s review the possessive adjectives:
- Mio, mia, miei, mie
- Tuo, tua, tuoi, tue
- Suo, sua, suoi, sue
- Nostro, nostra, nostri, nostre
- Vostro, vostra, vostri, vostre
- Loro (it’s the same for all)
In this case, we would translate it as as me, as you, as her, etc., as you can see in the examples below:
Hai i suoi stessi occhi.
You have the same eyes as him.
Hai le mie stesse scarpe.
You have the same shoes as me.
Avete i nostri stessi problemi.
You have the same problems as us.
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