Word
Il panino è buono.
Meaning
The sandwich is good.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Il panino è buono.
Wait, isn't a sandwich called a "panini"? Why is it panino here?
Why does the word è have an accent mark over it?
The accent mark is crucial because it tells two identical-looking words apart. With the accent, è is a verb meaning "is". Without the accent, e is a conjunction meaning "and".
If I were talking about a pizza instead of a sandwich, would I still use buono?
No, you would use buona. In Italian, adjectives must match the gender of the noun they describe. Il panino is a masculine noun (ending in -o), so it uses the masculine adjective buono. Because la pizza is a feminine noun (ending in -a), you would change the adjective's ending to match: La pizza è buona.