Meaning
here is; there is
- here is, there is
- that's why
- here you are
In a sentence
Ecco il tuo caffè, fai attenzione che è caldo.
Here’s your coffee, careful, it’s hot.
Ecco perché sono in ritardo.
That's why I'm late.
Ecco il treno o dobbiamo ancora aspettare?
Here’s the train, or do we still have to wait?
Usage notes
- Use ecco for immediate pointing, showing, or handing over. For simple location, prefer c’è/ci sono or qui/lì.
- Very common with pronouns: eccomi, eccoti, eccolo/a/i/e. These mean here I am, here you are, there he/she/they are.
- Before vowels, ecco often contracts in speech and writing: ecco + il = eccolo, ecco + a = ecco a. Learn the fixed pronoun forms.