How to Say ‘My mother uses a wheelchair.’ in Italian
Mia madre usa la sedia a rotelle.
MEE-ah MAH-dreh OO-zah lah SEH-dyah ah roh-TEL-leh
[MEE-ah MAH-dreh OO-zah lah SEH-dyah ah roh-TEL-leh]
💬 Usage Tip: Italian naturally says [usa la sedia a rotelle] "uses a wheelchair." That's the usual way to express this idea, rather than translating English word for word.
Phrase Breakdown
Mia madre
MEE-ah MAH-dreh
my mother
A simple possessive noun phrase referring to one's mother.
Mia madre vive a Milano.
My mother lives in Milan.
Words in this phrase
Mia
[MEE-ah]
my
A possessive adjective meaning my, used with feminine singular nouns.
Mia madre arriva alle otto per cena.
My mother arrives at eight for dinner.
madre
[MAH-dreh]
mother
A feminine noun meaning mother.
Mia madre ha bisogno di un ingresso senza scale.
My mother needs an entrance without steps.
Usa la sedia a rotelle
OO-zah lah SEH-dyah ah roh-TEL-leh
uses a wheelchair
Describes that someone uses a wheelchair; 'sedia a rotelle' is the Italian phrase for wheelchair.
Mio nonno usa la sedia a rotelle.
My grandfather uses a wheelchair.
Words in this phrase
usa
[OO-zah]
uses
Third-person singular of usare, meaning uses.
Mia madre usa la sedia a rotelle ogni giorno.
My mother uses the wheelchair every day.
la
[lah]
the
A feminine singular definite article.
La prenotazione è a nome di mia madre.
The reservation is under my mother's name.
sedia
[SEH-dyah]
chair
A noun meaning chair, here part of the phrase wheelchair.
La sedia deve essere spostata per fare spazio.
The chair must be moved to make space.
a
[ah]
to / at
A common preposition; here it is part of a fixed expression.
Siamo a cena con mia madre stasera.
We are at dinner with my mother tonight.
rotelle
[roh-TEL-leh]
wheels
Plural noun meaning wheels, used in the expression sedia a rotelle.
Le rotelle devono passare comodamente tra i tavoli.
The wheels must pass comfortably between the tables.
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