Breakdown of Il mio cellulare è vecchio.
essere
to be
vecchio
old
mio
my
il cellulare
the mobile phone, the cell phone
Questions & Answers about Il mio cellulare è vecchio.
Why does the sentence say 'Il mio' instead of just 'mio'?
In Italian, you almost always need a definite article (like il) before a possessive word. You literally say 'the my mobile phone' (il mio cellulare). A major exception is singular family members, but for everyday objects like a phone, always include the article!
The word cellulare ends in -e. How can we tell if it is masculine or feminine here?
Why does vecchio end in -o?
Adjectives must match the noun they describe. Because cellulare is a masculine singular noun, the adjective meaning 'old' takes the masculine singular ending -o to become vecchio. If we were talking about a feminine noun like macchina (car), it would change to vecchia.
How do I pronounce the c in cellulare compared to the ch in vecchio?