How to Say ‘Is vegetarian’ in Italian
È vegetariana
eh veh-jeh-tah-RYAH-nah
[eh veh-jeh-tah-RYAH-nah]
💬 Usage Tip: With many nationality- and diet-type words, Italian changes the ending to match the person: [vegetariano] for a man, [vegetariana] for a woman. The same pattern often appears with words like [italiano]/[italiana].
Phrase Breakdown
È
[eh]
is
Third-person singular of essere, meaning 'is.' Here it describes someone's dietary preference.
In questo caso, È indica che la persona segue una dieta vegetariana.
In this case, È indicates that the person follows a vegetarian diet.
vegetariana
[veh-jeh-tah-RYAH-nah]
vegetarian
Feminine singular adjective meaning 'vegetarian.' It is used for a female person.
Se tua sorella è vegetariana, puoi dire: È vegetariana.
If your sister is vegetarian, you can say: She is vegetarian.
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