How to Say ‘The meter showed this amount.’ in Italian
Il tassametro ha segnato questa cifra.
eel tas-sah-MEH-troh ah sen-YAH-toh KWEH-stah CHEE-frah
[eel tas-sah-MEH-troh ah sen-YAH-toh KWEH-stah CHEE-frah]
Phrase Breakdown
Il tassametro
eel tas-sah-MEH-troh
the taxi meter
The device that measures the taxi fare.
Il tassametro è già acceso.
The taxi meter is already on.
Words in this phrase
Il
[eel]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
Il tassametro ha segnato questa cifra troppo in fretta.
The meter showed this amount too quickly.
tassametro
[tas-sah-MEH-troh]
meter
The taxi device that calculates and displays the fare.
Il tassametro dovrebbe essere visibile al passeggero.
The meter should be visible to the passenger.
Ha segnato
ah sen-YAH-toh
has registered / showed
Perfect tense of 'segnare' here meaning the meter indicated an amount.
Il contatore ha segnato molto consumo.
The meter showed a lot of usage.
Words in this phrase
ha
[ah]
has
Auxiliary verb used to form the past tense with the participle segnato.
Ha mostrato un importo inatteso.
It has shown an unexpected amount.
segnato
[sen-YAH-toh]
shown / registered
Indicates that the meter displayed or recorded an amount.
Ha segnato venticinque euro per pochi chilometri.
It registered twenty-five euros for just a few kilometers.
Questa cifra
KWEH-stah CHEE-frah
this amount / this figure
Refers to the number or sum shown.
Questa cifra non è corretta.
This amount is not correct.
Words in this phrase
questa
[KWEH-stah]
this
Points to a specific feminine noun nearby, here a specific amount.
Questa cifra non mi sembra corretta.
This amount does not seem correct to me.
cifra
[CHEE-frah]
amount / figure
The number or sum of money being discussed.
La cifra sul display è molto alta.
The amount on the display is very high.
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