"is" in Italian

sia

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Notes

This is used when che io, che tu or che lui/lei is before the verb.

che io, che tu, che lui/lei are before any subjunctive verbs, subjunctive verbs are used to refer to a hypothetical scenario or to suggest a wish or suggestion.

Summary

The Italian translation for “is” is sia.

English	Italian	Learn
is	è	Learn
is	sta	Learn
would be	sarebbe	Learn

Examples of "is" in use

There are 8 examples of the Italian word for "is" being used:

English	Italian	Learn
He thinks I'm a chef.	Pensa che io sia uno chef.	Learn
She thinks that my native language is English but it is not.	Pensa che la mia lingua madre sia l’inglese ma non lo è.	Learn
Is it normal for the water to be blue?	È normale che l’acqua sia blu?	Learn
I think you are the right person.	Penso che tu sia la persona giusta.	Learn
I don't think China is a beautiful country.	Non penso che la Cina sia un paese bello.	Learn
I think that’s very important.	Penso che sia molto importante.	Learn
I think you’re old enough.	Penso che tu sia abbastanza grande.	Learn
I don't know who the president is in Germany.	Non so chi sia il presidente in Germania.	Learn