Word
Fa freddo, chiudo la finestra.
Meaning
It is cold, I close the window.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Fa freddo, chiudo la finestra.
la finestra
the window
chiudere
to close
fare freddo
to be cold (weather)
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Questions & Answers about Fa freddo, chiudo la finestra.
Why does the sentence use fa instead of a word for "is"?
In Italian, we use the irregular verb fare (to do / to make) to talk about the weather. So instead of saying "It is cold", Italians literally say "It makes cold" (fa freddo). Fa is the "it" form of this verb.
Where are the words for "it" and "I" in this sentence?
Italian usually drops subject pronouns like io (I) because the verb itself tells you who is doing the action. Fa already means "it makes" or "it does", and the -o ending on chiudo tells us it is the "I" form (I close).
Is chiudo an irregular verb like fare?
No, chiudo comes from the regular verb chiudere (to close). You simply drop the -ere ending and add -o for the "I" form in the present tense.