Meaning
stuff
- stuff, things
- belongings
- clothes
- food
In a sentence
Ho troppa roba sulla scrivania, devo sistemarla.
I have too much stuff on my desk, I need to tidy it.
Hai preso tutta la roba per la palestra?
Did you take all your stuff for the gym?
Non mangio quella roba, è troppo pesante.
I don't eat that stuff, it's too heavy.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| roba | feminine · singular |
| robe | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Very common in speech for unspecified objects. In formal writing, prefer more precise words like oggetti, materiali, prodotti, or merce.
- Usually singular and collective: molta roba, troppa roba. Don't pluralize to robe unless you mean literary or specialized senses.
- For clothing, roba is vague and colloquial; vestiti or abbigliamento is more natural when you specifically mean clothes.