Meaning
piece of furniture
- furniture item
In a sentence
Ho comprato un mobile nuovo per il soggiorno.
I bought a new piece of furniture for the living room.
Questo mobile è troppo grande per la cucina.
This piece of furniture is too big for the kitchen.
In camera non c'è abbastanza spazio per altri mobili.
There isn't enough space in the bedroom for more furniture.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| mobile | masculine · singular |
| mobili | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- For a cell phone, mobile is common in everyday Italian; telefonino is also frequent, especially for older-style or informal speech.
- For furniture, mobile is a countable noun: un mobile, due mobili. The collective uncountable idea is usually arredamento, not mobile.
- As furniture, mobile is masculine even when it names items like wardrobe or cabinet: un mobile antico, i mobili moderni.