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How to Say ‘It hasn't had a signal since this morning’ in Italian

Da stamattina non prende la linea

dah stah-maht-TEE-nah nohn PREN-deh lah LEE-neh-ah

[dah stah-maht-TEE-nah nohn PREN-deh lah LEE-neh-ah]

💬 Usage Tip: With da "since", Italian uses the present tense where English uses "hasn't had". So non prende here means "it hasn't connected".

Phrase Breakdown

Da stamattina

dah stah-maht-TEE-nah

Since this morning

'Da' means 'since'. 'Stamattina' is short for 'questa mattina': sta-mat-TEE-na.

Example

Piove da stamattina.

It's been raining since this morning.

Words in this phrase

[dah]

for / since

Used with time expressions to say how long something has been happening.

Example

Lavora qui "Da" anni con entusiasmo.

He/She has worked here "for" years with enthusiasm.

stamattina

[stah-maht-TEE-nah]

this morning

Refers to the current morning; often implies very recent freshness.

Example

I funghi di stamattina sono ancora profumati.

This morning's mushrooms are still fragrant.

non prende la linea

nohn PREN-deh lah LEE-neh-ah

it doesn't get a connection

This is a common way to say a device has no signal. Say it as one smooth phrase.

Example

Il POS non prende la linea.

The card machine has no connection.

Words in this phrase

non

[nohn]

not

Used to make a statement negative.

Example

Non voglio pagare tanto.

I don't want to pay so much.

prende

[PREN-deh]

gets / picks up

From 'prendere'; with signals, it means to get reception.

Example

Il telefono non prende qui.

The phone has no signal here.

[lah]

the

The feminine singular definite article, used before nouns like 'cultura.'

Example

"La" cultura di questa impresa mi interessa molto.

"The" culture of this company interests me a lot.

linea

[LEE-neh-ah]

connection / signal

Network line or signal; 'prendere la linea' means to get a connection.

Example

Manca la linea.

There's no connection.

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