compagno di classe
classmate
The Italian term for 'classmate' is 'compagno di classe'. It is used in the same context as in English, to denote a fellow student in a class at school. 'Compagno' means mate or comrade and 'di classe' is 'of class'. It is used frequently in academic settings.
Example sentences using: compagno di classe
Il mio compagno di classe è molto intelligente.
My classmate is very intelligent.
This sentence is using 'compagno di classe' to refer to a peer in an academic setting who is intelligent.
Mario, il compagno di classe di mia sorella, è molto simpatico.
Mario, my sister's classmate, is very nice.
In this sentence 'compagno di classe' is used in conjunction with possessive 'mia' to specify that Mario is a classmate of the speaker's sister.
Ho prestato il mio libro al compagno di classe Luigi.
I lent my book to my classmate Luigi.
Here the 'compagno di classe' is the indirect object indicating that Luigi, the speaker's classmate, was given a loan of a book.