est
east
The word 'est' is used in Italian to indicate the direction of east. It is a cardinal point and is often used in conjunction with other words to give more precise directions. For example, 'a est di Roma' means 'east of Rome'.
Example sentences using: est
Est è una direzione.
East is a direction.
In this sentence, 'est' is used to indicate a cardinal direction, 'east'. In Italian, cardinal directions are not capitalized unless they start a sentence.
Il sole sorge a est.
The sun rises in the east.
This sentence represents a common saying used in multiple languages to express a natural phenomenon that the sun always rises from the east.
Vivo ad est della città.
I live to the east of the city.
The sentence is used to indicate location or directional relationship in Italian. 'Ad est della città' implies the location is eastward relative to the city.