How to Say ‘Were extremely useful to me’ in Italian
Mi sono stati utilissimi
mee SOH-noh STAH-tee oo-tee-LEE-see-mee
[mee SOH-noh STAH-tee oo-tee-LEE-see-mee]
Phrase Breakdown
Mi sono stati
mee SOH-noh STAH-tee
They have been to me; They were for me
Plural passato prossimo with essere, used impersonally to say something was helpful to me.
Mi sono stati molto utili.
They were very useful to me.
Words in this phrase
Mi
[mee]
to me
An indirect object pronoun showing who benefited from something.
Mi sono stati utilissimi i tuoi consigli sul curriculum.
Your advice on the résumé was extremely useful to me.
sono
[SOH-noh]
have been
Used here in a compound past expression meaning 'have been.'
I suggerimenti sono stati chiari, e sono costruisce il passato con il participio.
The suggestions were clear, and 'have' builds the past tense with the participle.
stati
[STAH-tee]
been
Past participle agreeing with a masculine plural idea such as 'consigli.'
I consigli sono stati apprezzati, e stati concorda al plurale.
The pieces of advice were appreciated, and 'been' agrees in the plural.
utilissimi
[oo-tee-LEE-see-mee]
extremely useful
A superlative adjective meaning 'very, very useful' or 'extremely useful.'
I contatti che mi hai dato sono stati utilissimi, e utilissimi rafforza molto il ringraziamento.
The contacts you gave me were extremely useful, and 'extremely useful' strongly reinforces the thanks.
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