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How to Say ‘It depends on taste.’ in Italian

Dipende dai gusti.

dee-PEN-deh dye GOO-stee

[dee-PEN-deh dye GOO-stee]

💬 Usage Tip: Italian says "depends from": dipende da, never su. Here da + i merges into dai, as in dipende dal prezzo "it depends on the price".

Phrase Breakdown

Dipende

[dee-PEN-deh]

it depends

Third person of 'dipendere'; used like English 'it depends'.

Example

Dipende dal tempo.

It depends on the weather.

dai

[dye]

on the

'da' + 'i'; with 'dipendere' it means 'on the' (plural masculine).

Example

Vengo dai miei amici.

I'm coming from my friends' place.

gusti

[GOO-stee]

tastes

Plural of 'gusto'; personal preferences or flavours.

Example

Abbiamo gusti diversi.

We have different tastes.

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