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| Pronunciation | |
| English translation | It/he/she eats |
| Origin | From the Italian verb mangiare, “to eat” |
Meaning of mangia in Italian
Mangia is a present tense conjugation of the verb mangiare, which means to eat. To be more precise, it’s the third-person present tense conjugation of mangiare, which translates as “he/she eats”.
Examples
| Giovanna mangia una fetta di torta al cioccolato. | Giovanna eats a slice of chocolate cake. |
| Il leone mangia la gazzella che ha ucciso. | The lion eats the gazelle he killed. |
| Quanto mangia un orso polare ogni giorno? | How much does a polar bear eat every day? |
| Il mio gatto non mangia quasi nulla. | My cat eats almost nothing. |
Let’s see the present tense conjugation of mangiare along with its pronunciation.
Present tense conjugation for mangiare
| io | mangio |
| tu | mangi |
| lui, lei | mangia |
| noi | mangiamo |
| voi | mangiate |
| loro | mangiano |
For example, you can say…
| Mangiamo carne rossa una volta alla settimana. | We eat red meat once a week. |
| Che cosa mangiate per cena? | What do you eat for dinner? |
| Lorenzo mangia un uovo strapazzato. | Lorenzo eats a scrambled egg. |
| I cani non mangiano mai la cioccolata. | Dogs never eat chocolate. |
| Mangi insieme a me stasera? | Will you eat with me tonight? |
Mangia!
Finally, mangia is also an imperative verb in Italian, meaning eat!. You use this command to tell a person to eat up what is on their plate.
| Mangia, Matteo, prima che si raffreddi! | Eat, Matteo, before it gets cold! |
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