How to Say “This Is My Sister” in Italian

questa è mia sorella
To say "this is my sister" in Italian, use questa è mia sorella.
The phrase questa è mia sorella is used to introduce your sister to another person.

Which one should you use?

The word questa is used rather than the masculine form questo because sorella is a feminine noun.

How does it change in a sentence?

When using possessive adjectives for singular, unmodified family members like sorella, you do not use a definite article. Therefore, you say mia sorella instead of la mia sorella.

Did you know?

  • In Italian, you must omit the article for 'mia sorella', but if you introduce her as 'la mia sorellina' (my little sister), the article suddenly returns.
  • The root of sorella traces back to the Proto-Indo-European word swésōr, making it a very distant relative of the English word 'sister'.
  • In a very formal setting, an Italian might use the phrase le presento mia sorella meaning 'I present my sister to you' instead of questa è.

Examples in context

  • Questa è mia sorella.
    This is my sister.
    Tatoeba #632220 by Pharamp, translation #556985 by Ezatullah
  • Questa è mia sorella Mary.
    This is my sister Mary.
    Tatoeba #10213370 by Guybrush88, translation #9194440 by DJ_Saidez
  • Questa è mia sorella, Aynur.
    This is my sister, Aynur.
    Tatoeba #11111710 by Guybrush88, translation #4731140 by hajenso
  • Questa qui è mia sorella.
    This here is my sister.
  • Ti presento mia sorella.
    I introduce you to my sister.
  • Questa è mia sorella Elena, la più affettuosa della famiglia.
    This is my sister Elena, the most affectionate in the family.
  • Le presento mia sorella Chiara, una talentuosa musicista.
    Let me introduce you to my sister Chiara, a talented musician.
  • 2 more sentences on Tatoeba

Example conversation

Chiara introduces her sister to her friend Alessandro at a cafe.

  1. Chiara

    Ciao Alessandro, questa è mia sorella.
    Hi Alessandro, this is my sister.
  2. Alessandro

    Piacere di conoscerti!
    Nice to meet you!
  3. Chiara

    Lei vive a Roma adesso.
    She lives in Rome now.
  4. Alessandro

    Che bello, mi piace molto Roma.
    How lovely, I like Rome very much.

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