Word
Non ho credito sul cellulare.
Meaning
I have no credit on my phone.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Non ho credito sul cellulare.
non
not
avere
to have
sul
on the; about the (su + il)
il cellulare
the mobile phone, the cell phone
Questions & Answers about Non ho credito sul cellulare.
Why is it non ho credito instead of translating "I have no" literally?
Where does the word sul come from?
Sul is a combined word (an articulated preposition). It merges the preposition su (on) with the masculine singular article il (the). Since cellulare is masculine, "on the phone" becomes su + il = sul.
The translation says "on my phone," but I don't see a word for "my" in Italian. Why?
In Italian, you usually leave out possessive adjectives (like "my" or "your") when talking about everyday personal items, body parts, or clothes, as long as it's obvious who the owner is. Because the verb is ho (I have), it's already perfectly clear you are talking about your own phone.