la tua nazionalità
/la ˈtu.a nat.t͡sjo.na.liˈta/word by word
The Italian phrase for "your nationality" is la tua nazionalità.
This phrase refers to the legal status of belonging to a particular nation.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase la tua nazionalità uses the possessive adjective tua, which is used when addressing someone informally (tu).
How do you pronounce it?
The phrase has 7 syllables, and the stress is on the 2nd syllable.
Did you know?
- Because Italy was a collection of separate city-states until 1861, the concept of a single Italian nazionalità is historically quite recent compared to other European nations.
- In Italian, adjectives describing nationality are not capitalized, so while you ask for someone's nazionalità, you write the answer as italiano or americano with a lowercase letter.
- In Italy, asking someone's nazionalità is often seen as a formality for bureaucracy, whereas asking di dove sei? ('where are you from?') is the culturally preferred way to start a social conversation.
Examples in context
- Qual è la tua nazionalità?What is your nationality?This sentence is useful for asking someone what their nationality is.Tatoeba #3077612 by Ricardo14, translation #1089463 by Eldad
- So francese.I am French.
- Devi indicare la tua nazionalità sul modulo.You must indicate your nationality on the form.
- La tua nazionalità non è riportata qui.Your nationality is not listed here.
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Sofia is helping Alessandro fill out a registration form.
- SofiaQui devi scrivere la tua nazionalità.You have to write your nationality here.
- AlessandroCerto, scrivo che sono italiano.Of course, I'll write that I am Italian.
- SofiaPerfetto, ora passa alla prossima domanda.Perfect, now move to the next question.
- AlessandroGrazie per l'aiuto, Sofia.Thanks for the help, Sofia.
Sources
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (la, tua, nazionalità) and can differ in connected speech.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
