tasse
The Italian phrase for taxes is tasse.
tasse refers to the money that people must pay to the government to fund public services.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of the word is tassa.
Did you know?
- The expression pagare col sangue literally means 'to pay with blood' and is sometimes used hyperbolically to describe the pain of paying extremely high tasse.
- The phrase evasione fiscale describes the act of avoiding taxes, but Italians often colloquially refer to the practice as fare il furbo, which means 'acting clever' or 'being a trickster'.
- Italian has a specific term fiscalismo to describe an obsessive or excessive preoccupation with tax laws and bureaucratic regulations.
Examples in context
- Io pago le tasse.I pay taxes.Tatoeba #2437024 by Guybrush88, translation #2246038 by CK
- Pago le mie tasse.I pay my taxes.Tatoeba #5758577 by Guybrush88, translation #5758388 by CM
- Paga le sue tasse.He pays his taxes.Tatoeba #8304375 by Guybrush88, translation #7385741 by CH
- Il pagamento delle imposte è obbligatorio in Italia.Payment of taxes is mandatory in Italy.
- Le tasse universitarie hanno subito un aumento quest'anno.University fees have increased this year.
- Dovrò pagare le tasse sul reddito quest'anno.I'll have to pay income taxes this year.
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Example conversation
Matteo and Martina are discussing their monthly expenses.
- MatteoLe tasse sono davvero molto alte.Taxes are really very high.
- MartinaSì, spendiamo troppo ogni mese.Yes, we spend too much every month.
- MatteoDevo controllare le tasse quest'anno.I need to check the taxes this year.
- MartinaHai ragione, Matteo, fallo presto.You are right, Matteo, do it soon.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
