Word
Il materiale stampabile di questo vestito costa tanto.
Meaning
The printable material of this dress costs a lot.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Il materiale stampabile di questo vestito costa tanto.
questo
this (masculine)
il vestito
the dress / the clothes
tanto
so much, a lot / as (in comparisons)
di
of, from
Questions & Answers about Il materiale stampabile di questo vestito costa tanto.
How is the adjective stampabile formed from the verb stampare?
To form adjectives meaning "capable of being done," you generally drop the infinitive ending of the verb and add a suffix. For -are verbs like stampare (to print), you add -abile, creating stampabile (printable). For -ere and -ire verbs, the suffix is usually -ibile (like leggere becoming leggibile).
What does stampabile refer to when talking about a vestito?
While stampare traditionally refers to printing on paper, it is also the verb used for 3D printing (stampa 3D) and textile printing. In this modern context, materiale stampabile likely refers to either a fabric designed to have patterns digitally printed onto it, or a flexible filament used to 3D-print a garment.
Why doesn't tanto change its ending to agree with any of the nouns in the sentence?
Could vestito mean something other than "dress" here?