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How to Say ‘The color suits you.’ in Italian

Il colore ti dona.

eel koh-LOH-reh tee DOH-nah

[eel koh-LOH-reh tee DOH-nah]

💬 Usage Tip: Donare normally means "to give", but with clothes or colors it means "to suit": ti dona "it suits you".

Phrase Breakdown

Il colore

eel koh-LOH-reh

The color

Stress co-LO-re.

Example

Il colore è perfetto.

The color is perfect.

Words in this phrase

[eel]

the

Masculine singular definite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Nella frase Il tempo personale, Il introduce il concetto di tempo privato.

In the phrase 'Il tempo personale,' 'Il' introduces the concept of private time.

colore

[koh-LOH-reh]

color

Masculine noun for a color or shade.

Example

Il mio colore preferito è il blu.

My favorite color is blue.

ti dona.

tee DOH-nah

suits you.

'Donare' means 'to flatter' or 'to suit'. Stress DO-na.

Example

Il nero ti dona.

Black suits you.

Words in this phrase

[tee]

to you

Indirect object pronoun meaning to you in expressions like interessare.

Example

Ti interessa? questa opportunità?

Does this opportunity interest you?

dona

[DOH-nah]

suits / flatters

From 'donare'. It usually means 'to give', but with clothes or colors it means 'to look good on someone'.

Example

Quel cappello le dona molto.

That hat really suits her.

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