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derivante

deriving, arising from

adjective deh-ree-VAHN-teh Less Common
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Origin: Present participle of derivare, from Latin derivare, 'to lead away from a source'.

Usage Note

Derivante is the present participle of derivare, used almost exclusively as a formal adjective in legal, administrative, and academic writing — i benefici derivanti dall'accordo ('the benefits deriving from the agreement'). It is rarely used as a finite verb form in modern Italian and sounds stiff in everyday speech.

Examples

"I problemi derivanti dalla crisi sono gravi."

Natural Translation

The problems arising from the crisis are serious.

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