Meaning
equal; same
In a sentence
Le due risposte sono eguali.
The two answers are equal.
Per me i due prezzi sono eguali.
For me the two prices are the same.
Ho preso due piatti eguali.
I bought two identical plates.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| eguale | masculine · singular |
| eguale | feminine · singular |
| eguali | masculine · plural |
| eguali | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use uguale more often than eguale in everyday Italian; eguale sounds formal, literary, or bureaucratic.
- With nouns, it agrees in gender and number: eguale/eguali. After essere, match the subject: Sono eguali.
- For 'same,' Italian often uses lo stesso, not eguale: la stessa cosa is more natural than cosa eguale.