- Forum >
- Topic: Italian >
- "The brush"
"The brush"
Translation:La spazzola
May 19, 2013
24 Comments
bawallish
1505
Sometimes Italian is much like Spanish and sometimes not so much. I typed the "il" expecting something like "cepillo" and ended up having to delete it and type "la" instead.
JoshuaKnic
144
Strictly speaking, no. That would mean "little brush." The suffix "-ino" is a diminutive that makes whatever it is attached to smaller. It would be understandable that you are talking about a brush, but, if there are multiple brushes that you could be talking about (for example, a hairbrush and a toothbrush), the listener might confuse which one you mean to discuss.
This link provides more info: https://www.thoughtco.com/alteration-in-italian-diminutives-2011565
Chris783722
344
You are right! I was thinking of "toothbrush" instead of hair brush. Thanks for the correction.