How to Say ‘It was a disaster’ in Italian
Era un disastro
EH-rah oon dee-ZAHS-troh
[EH-rah oon dee-ZAHS-troh]
💬 Usage Tip: Era describes how something was, like a state or a result. For a story event, Italian switches to forms like ho fatto.
Phrase Breakdown
Era
[EH-rah]
it was
Imperfect of 'essere', for descriptions in the past.
Era una bella partita.
It was a good match.
un
[oon]
a / an
An indefinite article meaning 'a' before a masculine singular noun.
È stato un incontro molto utile.
It was a very useful meeting.
disastro
[dee-ZAHS-troh]
disaster
Something that went very badly; often used jokingly.
La cena è stata un disastro.
The dinner was a disaster.
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