How to Say ‘When is your mother's birthday?’ in Italian
Quando è il compleanno di tua madre?
KWAHN-doh eh eel kohm-pleh-AHN-noh dee TOO-ah MAH-dreh
[KWAHN-doh eh eel kohm-pleh-AHN-noh dee TOO-ah MAH-dreh]
💬 Usage Tip: Italian often uses [di] to link two nouns: [il compleanno di tua madre] = "your mother's birthday." You can reuse the same pattern with other people: [il compleanno di mio padre], [il compleanno di Anna].
Phrase Breakdown
Quando
[KWAHN-doh]
when
Used to ask about time or a date.
Quando è il compleanno di tua madre?
When is your mother's birthday?
È il compleanno
eh eel kohm-pleh-AHN-noh
It is the birthday
This phrase states that something is someone's birthday.
È il compleanno di Marco.
It is Marco's birthday.
Words in this phrase
è
[eh]
is
Form of 'to be' used here in a question.
Quando è il compleanno di tua madre?
When is your mother's birthday?
il
[eel]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
Quando è il compleanno di tua madre?
When is your mother's birthday?
compleanno
[kohm-pleh-AHN-noh]
birthday
The anniversary of someone's birth.
Quando è il compleanno di tua madre?
When is your mother's birthday?
Di tua madre
dee TOO-ah MAH-dreh
Of your mother / your mother's
Introduces possession or relation, meaning the birthday belongs to your mother.
Il libro di tua madre.
Your mother's book.
Words in this phrase
di
[dee]
of
Preposition showing possession.
Quando è il compleanno di tua madre?
When is your mother's birthday?
tua
[TOO-ah]
your
Possessive adjective for a singular feminine noun.
Quando è il compleanno di tua madre?
When is your mother's birthday?
madre
[MAH-dreh]
mother
Refers to your mom.
Quando è il compleanno di tua madre?
When is your mother's birthday?
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