Word
Il bicchiere è di plastica trasparente.
Meaning
The glass is made of transparent plastic.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Breakdown of Il bicchiere è di plastica trasparente.
essere
to be
il bicchiere
the glass
di
of, from
la plastica
the plastic
Questions & Answers about Il bicchiere è di plastica trasparente.
Why does the Italian sentence just say è di plastica instead of "is made of plastic"?
In Italian, the preposition di is used to show what material something is made of. You do not need to add a word for "made" - saying è di (is of) is the natural and most common way to say "is made of".
I see bicchiere ends in -e. How can we tell if it is masculine or feminine?
Wait, doesn't bicchiere mean "glass"? Can I use it for the material glass too, like a window glass?
Why does trasparente end in -e? Shouldn't it end in -a to match the feminine word plastica?