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How to Say ‘The one I left’ in Italian

Quello che ho lasciato

KWEL-loh keh oh lah-SHAH-toh

[KWEL-loh keh oh lah-SHAH-toh]

💬 Usage Tip: quello che means "the one that" and is easy to reuse: quello che ho ordinato "the one I ordered". For a feminine noun it becomes quella che.

Phrase Breakdown

Quello che

KWEL-loh keh

The one that / what

'Quello che' means 'the one that' or 'what'. 'Che' sounds like 'ke'. Stress: QUEL-lo.

Example

Quello che vuoi.

Whatever you want.

Words in this phrase

Quello

[KWEL-loh]

that one

Demonstrative pronoun pointing to something farther away.

Example

Voglio quello rosso.

I want that red one.

che

[keh]

that

Used to identify a specific thing or person.

Example

Quello che lei fa è incredibile.

What she does is incredible.

ho lasciato

oh lah-SHAH-toh

I left

The passato prossimo of 'lasciare'. The 'h' is silent. 'Sci' sounds like 'sh': la-SHA-to.

Example

Ho lasciato le chiavi a casa.

I left the keys at home.

Words in this phrase

[oh]

I have

First person singular of avere, used with a past participle to form the present perfect.

Example

Ho parlato con tre aziende oggi.

I have spoken with three companies today.

lasciato

[lah-SHAH-toh]

left

Past participle of 'lasciare'; here, given/provided.

Example

Ho lasciato un messaggio.

I left a message.

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