Meaning
and how!, you bet
- used emphatically to confirm something with enthusiasm: and how!, definitely, you bet
In a sentence
«Ti piace la pizza?» «Eccome!»
"Do you like pizza?" "And how!"
Eccome se me lo ricordo quel giorno!
You bet I remember that day!
«Sei stanco?» «Eccome se sono stanco!»
"Are you tired?" "You bet I'm tired!"
Usage notes
- Informal: used mainly in spoken Italian to give an enthusiastic or emphatic 'yes'.
- It can stand alone as a response or introduce an emphatic clause with 'se' ('eccome se ci vado!').