cassetti
The English phrase 'drawers' translates to Italian as cassetti.
If you are referring to the entire piece of furniture that contains these compartments, such as a chest of drawers, the word is cassettiera.
How does it change in a sentence?
cassetti is the masculine plural form of cassetto, which means 'drawer'.
Did you know?
- While English uses 'drawers' for both furniture and undergarments, cassetti refers only to furniture. For undergarments, Italians use mutande or biancheria.
- The word cassetto comes from the Italian word cassa, meaning 'box' or 'case'. The suffix -etto is a diminutive, meaning a drawer is literally a 'little box'.
- In Italian slang, the phrase mettere in un cassetto can mean to put a project or an idea on hold indefinitely, similar to the English expression 'shelving' a plan.
Examples in context
- La scrivania ha tre cassetti.The desk has three drawers.This sentence is useful for describing the features of a desk using cassetti.Tatoeba #1508076 by Guybrush88, translation #48840 by CK
- Dietro la cassettiera vive un grosso ragno.A big spider lives behind the chest of drawers.This sentence shows how to use cassettiera to describe a piece of furniture containing drawers.Tatoeba #5681091 by dnnywld, translation #5678685 by protondonor
- Le posate sono riposte in questi cassetti.Cutlery is kept in these drawers.This sentence demonstrates how to describe where items are stored using cassetti.Tatoeba #13817425 by carlosalberto, translation #12182891 by CK
- Ho bisogno di comprare una cassettiera nuova per riporre i miei vestiti.I need to buy a new set of drawers to organize my clothes.
Example conversation
Giulia and Francesco are organizing their shared bedroom.
- GiuliaDove hai messo le mie calze?Where did you put my socks?
- FrancescoSono nei cassetti del comodino, Giulia.They are in the bedside table drawers, Giulia.
- GiuliaNon ci sono, hai guardato bene?They aren't there, did you look carefully?
- FrancescoSì, guarda negli altri cassetti allora.Yes, look in the other drawers then.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
