aggettivo

adjective

noun ah-JET-tee-voh Rare

Origin: From Latin adjectivum (added to), from adjicere (to add to).

Usage Note

Aggettivo is the grammatical term for 'adjective'. In Italian grammar, adjectives agree in gender and number with the noun they modify — unlike English. The plural is aggettivi. A common learner note: Italian has both aggettivi qualificativi (descriptive: bello, grande) and aggettivi determinativi (determiners: questo, mio).

Examples

"Il termine 'bello' è un aggettivo."

Natural Translation

The word 'bello' is an adjective.

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