Meaning
car
- automobile
In a sentence
La mia automobile è davanti al supermercato.
My car is in front of the supermarket.
Hai visto la nuova automobile di Luca?
Have you seen Luca's new car?
Non ho usato l'automobile ieri sera.
I didn't use the car last night.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| automobile | feminine · singular |
| automobili | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Automobile is formal or bureaucratic. In everyday Italian, people usually say auto or macchina.
- Macchina can also mean machine, but in conversation it often means car. Context usually makes it clear.
- With andare, Italians usually say in automobile, but more commonly in macchina or in auto.