Italian to German Translator
Free Italian to German translation, plus the German grammar that trips up English speakers.
What changes when you translate Italian to German
Translating Italian into German changes more than the words. German has three grammatical genders and four cases, builds long compound nouns, and pushes the verb to the end of subordinate clauses. German sentences often keep the main verb until the very end and stack cases and compounds, so sentence structure has to be rebuilt rather than translated word by word. A word-for-word tool gets the vocabulary right and these things wrong, which is why the translator above reads the whole sentence before it writes anything.
Italian and German: key differences
Italian and German diverge on word order, grammatical gender, subject pronouns, and articles. Each row below is a place where swapping words one for one produces the wrong German sentence.
| Feature | Italian | German |
|---|---|---|
| Typical word order | subject–verb–object | verb-second, with verb-final subordinate clauses |
| Grammatical gender | two genders (masculine, feminine) | three genders (masculine, feminine, neuter) |
| Subject pronouns | usually dropped | required |
| Articles | definite and indefinite, marked for gender and number | definite and indefinite, marked for gender, number, and case |
Common Italian to German phrases
Everyday expressions translated from Italian to German:
| Italian (Italiano) | German (Deutsch) |
|---|---|
| Ciao | Hallo |
| Buonanotte | Gute Nacht |
| Grazie | Danke |
| Per favore | Bitte |
| Come stai? | Wie geht es dir? |
| Come ti chiami? | Wie heißt du? |
| Ti amo | Ich liebe dich |
| Scusi | Entschuldigung |
| Dov'è il bagno? | Wo ist die Toilette? |
| Arrivederci | Auf Wiedersehen |
About the German language
German (Deutsch) is spoken by about 135 million people across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. It belongs to the Germanic (Indo-European) language family and is written in the Latin alphabet.
- Native name
- Deutsch
- Speakers
- 135 million
- Language family
- Germanic (Indo-European)
- Writing system
- the Latin alphabet
- Word order
- verb-second, with verb-final subordinate clauses
Italian to German translation tips
- Italian uses subject–verb–object word order, while German is verb-second, with verb-final subordinate clauses, so the AI restructures whole sentences instead of substituting words one by one.
Italian to German translation FAQ
How accurate is AI Italian to German translation?
The translator uses a modern AI language model that understands context, so Italian to German results read more naturally than word-for-word tools. For legal, medical, or other high-stakes text, have a fluent speaker review the output.
How do you say hello in German?
Hello in German is Hallo. The common-phrases table on this page lists more everyday German expressions, such as Danke (thank you) and Auf Wiedersehen (goodbye).