Italian Phrase

È questo il tuo quaderno?

/ˈɛ ˈkwɛs.to il ˈtwɔ ˈkwaːdre.no/

Meaning"Is this your notebook?"

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Meaning

A simple yes/no question asking whether the object being pointed at is the listener’s notebook. It checks ownership and can be used to clarify which notebook belongs to whom.

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When to use

Use this phrase when you’re in a classroom, office, or study area and you need to confirm which notebook is yours – for example, when several notebooks are on a table or when you’re handing something over.

✦Grammar Breakdown

Èquestoiltuoquaderno?

È (essere)

Third‑person singular of the verb *essere* used for identification; it agrees with the subject that follows.

questo (demonstrative pronoun)

Points to a specific object close to the speaker; placed before the noun or, in questions, before the verb.

il (definite article)

Masculine singular article that must match the gender and number of *quaderno*.

tuo (possessive adjective)

Shows ownership; it agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies.

quaderno (noun)

Masculine singular noun meaning “notebook”.

Question word order

In Italian yes/no questions the verb often precedes the subject (verb‑subject inversion) or a demonstrative can be fronted as in *È questo…*.