Elon.io is an online learning platform
We have an entire course teaching Italian grammar and vocabulary.
Questions & Answers about Basta, sono stanco!
Why does the sentence use basta for "enough"?
Where is the word for "I" in this sentence?
If a woman is saying this, does the word stanco change?
Yes! Italian adjectives change their endings to match the gender of the person they describe. If a man is speaking, he says sono stanco (ending in -o). If a woman is speaking, she would change the ending to an -a and say sono stanca.
Does stanco mean the same thing as being sleepy?
Not exactly. Stanco means you are physically or mentally tired or exhausted. If you specifically mean you are sleepy and want to go to bed, Italians use a different phrase: ho sonno (literally, "I have sleep").