Questo mobile è ingombrante e diventa un rifiuto ingombrante.

to be

Breakdown of Questo mobile è ingombrante e diventa un rifiuto ingombrante.

• questo: this
• e: and
• diventare: to become

Questions & Answers about Questo mobile è ingombrante e diventa un rifiuto ingombrante.

Why does mobile mean piece of furniture here? I thought mobile meant mobile phone or movable.

In this sentence, mobile is a noun, and it means a piece of furniture.

• il mobile = the piece of furniture / the cabinet / the furnishing item
• mobile as an adjective can also mean movable or mobile
• mobile phone in Italian is usually cellulare or telefonino, not just mobile the way it is in British English

So in Questo mobile, mobile is definitely a furniture item, not a phone.

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Why is it questo mobile and not questa mobile?

Because mobile meaning piece of furniture is a masculine singular noun.

So the demonstrative must match it:

• questo mobile = this piece of furniture
• questi mobili = these pieces of furniture

If the noun were feminine, you would use questa, but not here.

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Why is it è ingombrante? What exactly does ingombrante mean?