Compagno
companion
This is a more formal term for friend in Italian, and can also be used to mean a partner or a companion.
Example sentences using: Compagno
Il mio compagno di stanza ama i film d'azione.
My roommate loves action movies.
This sentence is about someone's roommate (compagno di stanza) who loves watching action films. It's a basic sentence which is quite straightforward, you just need to remember that in Italian we use 'di' (of) instead 'roommate'.
Posso vedere un film con il mio compagno stasera.
I can watch a movie with my partner tonight.
This expression shows the permission or capability to do an action. In Italian, to express the concept of 'can', we use the verb 'posso'. Also, the term 'compagno' here means partner.
Mio compagno ha un ampio interesse per i film storici.
My partner has a wide interest in historical films.
This sentence examines the interest of someone's partner (compagno) towards historical films. In Italian, 'ampio interesse' stands for wide interest.
Il compagno della mia sorella lavora in un cinema.
My sister's boyfriend works at a cinema.
In this sentence, 'compagno' is used to refer to 'boyfriend'. 'Lavora in un cinema' means 'works at a cinema'.
Il mio compagno preferito nei film horror è mio fratello.
My favorite partner in watching horror movies is my brother.
Here, 'compagno' is used to refer to someone that the speaker watches movies with. 'Preferito' means favorite in Italian.
Stasera, mio compagno e io guardiamo un film a casa.
Tonight, my partner and I are watching a movie at home.
In this sentence, the present tense is being used to talk about a future event which is a common use in Italian everyday language.
Il mio compagno ama i film commedia.
My partner loves comedy movies.
This is a simple sentence structure in Italian where someone is stating the movie preference of their partner (compagno). 'Ama' is the verb 'love' in English.
Il mio compagno ed io abbiamo visto un film insieme ieri.
My partner and I watched a movie together yesterday.
In this sentence 'abbiamo visto' is the present perfect tense of the verb 'vedere' which means 'to watch or see' and 'insieme' means together.
Mio compagno e io critichiamo sempre i film che guardiamo.
My partner and I always criticize the movies we watch.
In this sentence participant shares a common activity with his/her partner. 'Critichiamo' means 'we criticize'.
Ho aspettato il mio compagno per vedere un film.
I waited for my partner to watch a movie.
Here, 'ho aspettato' means 'I waited'. Also take note of the word order - the object (il mio compagno) comes before the infinitive verb (vedere).