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Indosso una maglietta rossa.

Indosso una maglietta rossa.
I wear a red T-shirt.
FromLesson 31inHardcore Italian

Breakdown of Indosso una maglietta rossa.

io
I
rosso
red
indossare
to wear
la maglietta
the T-shirt

Questions & Answers about Indosso una maglietta rossa.

What does indosso mean in this sentence?
Indosso is the first person singular present indicative of indossare, meaning “I wear” or “I am wearing.”
Why is the subject pronoun io omitted?
In Italian, subject pronouns are usually dropped because the verb ending already indicates the subject. Indosso inherently means “I wear.”
Why is maglietta feminine and singular?
Most Italian nouns ending in -a are feminine. Maglietta ends in -a, so it’s a feminine singular noun.
Why does the adjective rossa come after the noun?
Italian adjectives typically follow the noun. Color adjectives especially are placed after the noun: una maglietta rossa means “a red T-shirt.”
Why is the adjective spelled rossa with an -a?
Adjectives in Italian agree in gender and number with the noun they modify. Because maglietta is feminine singular, rosso becomes rossa.
Why do we use una before maglietta and not un or un’?
Maglietta is feminine and begins with a consonant, so the correct indefinite article is una. Un is masculine, un’ is used before a feminine noun starting with a vowel (for example, un’amica).
Can I say una t-shirt rossa instead of una maglietta rossa?
Yes, Italians often use the English loanword T-shirt. It’s treated as feminine, so you’d say una t-shirt rossa.
Could I use indosso una maglietta rossa to mean “I’m putting on a red T-shirt”?
No. Indossare means to wear something that’s already on your body. To express “to put on,” use the reflexive verb mettersi, e.g., Mi metto una maglietta rossa.
How is indosso pronounced?
It’s pronounced [in-ˈdɔs-so], with the stress on the second syllable and a long s sound (double s).
Could I use the definite article instead, like indosso la maglietta rossa?
Yes, if you’re talking about a specific T-shirt that both speaker and listener know about, you’d use la: Indosso la maglietta rossa (“I’m wearing the red T-shirt”).
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