Italian Phrase
Fanno hardware.
Meaning
Literally ‘they make hardware’. In everyday Italian it’s used to say that a company, a team, or a group of people produces physical computer components or other technical devices.
When to use
Use this sentence when talking about a tech firm, a startup, or any group that designs and builds hardware. It’s informal and typical in business or tech‑focused conversations.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Fannohardware
Fare (present tense)
‘Fanno’ is the third‑person plural present indicative of ‘fare’, used when the subject is ‘they’ or a plural noun.
English loanword
‘Hardware’ is an English borrowing used in Italian tech jargon; it stays unchanged and behaves like a masculine singular noun.
🗨In Conversation
Che tipo di prodotti fa la tua azienda?
What kind of products does your company make?
Fanno hardware, principalmente schede madri e dispositivi IoT.
They make hardware, mainly motherboards and IoT devices.
✕Common Mistakes
Lui fa hardware.
‘Fa’ is singular; use it only when the subject is singular (e.g., ‘lui fa hardware’).
Fanno l'hardware.
Adding the article ‘l’’ makes the phrase sound unnatural because ‘hardware’ is treated as an uncountable noun.
Fanno hardwaree.
Do not add an Italian ending to the English loanword; keep it unchanged.
↔Alternatives
Producono hardware.
They produce hardware.
Realizzano hardware.
They develop hardware.
Costruiscono hardware.
They build hardware.
Cultural Tip
In Italian tech circles, English loanwords like ‘hardware’, ‘software’, ‘server’ are very common and accepted. However, they are usually used in informal or semi‑formal contexts; in very formal writing you might replace them with Italian equivalents such as ‘apparecchiatura informatica’ or ‘dispositivi hardware’. The verb ‘fare’ is a versatile, everyday verb, so ‘fanno hardware’ sounds natural and conversational.