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How to Say ‘Put your four fingers’ in Italian

Metta le quattro dita

MET-tah leh KWAHT-troh DEE-tah

[MET-tah leh KWAHT-troh DEE-tah]

💬 Usage Tip: dito "finger" has an irregular plural, dita, which takes le. Similarly, braccio "arm" becomes le braccia.

Phrase Breakdown

Metta

[MET-tah]

put (formal command)

Polite 'Lei' imperative of 'mettere', to put or place.

Example

Metta qui la borsa.

Put the bag here.

le quattro dita

leh KWAHT-troh DEE-tah

the four fingers

'Dita' is the plural of 'dito' (finger). Say 'KWAT-tro DEE-ta' with a held double 'tt'.

Example

Ho freddo alle dita.

My fingers are cold.

Words in this phrase

[leh]

the

Plural feminine definite article, used before plural feminine nouns.

Example

Nella frase Le persone si aiutano, Le introduce il gruppo di colleghi.

In the phrase 'Le persone si aiutano,' 'Le' introduces the group of colleagues.

quattro

[KWAHT-troh]

four

The number 4; it never changes form.

Example

Abbiamo quattro sedie.

We have four chairs.

dita

[DEE-tah]

fingers

The digits of the hand.

Example

Stringo la penna fra le dita.

I hold the pen between my fingers.

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