Io stampo il documento.

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Breakdown of Io stampo il documento.

• il documento: the document
• stampare: to print

Questions & Answers about Io stampo il documento.

Why is io written before stampo? Do I always need to use the subject pronoun?

In Italian, subject pronouns like io (I) are usually optional because the verb ending already indicates the subject. You could simply say stampo il documento and it’s clear you mean “I print the document.” You’d include io only for emphasis or contrast (e.g. “Io stampo, ma lui no”).

What tense and mood is stampo in?

Stampo is the first‐person singular present indicative of the regular -are verb stampare. It literally means “I print” or “I am printing.”

Why is there il before documento? Could I use a different article?

Il is the masculine singular definite article used before masculine nouns beginning with a consonant, like documento. If you want to say “a document” (unspecified), you’d use the indefinite article un: stampo un documento.

Why is documento masculine?

In Italian, most nouns ending in -o are masculine. Documento ends in -o, so it takes masculine articles (e.g. il documento, un documento).