frequentante

attending

adjective freh-kwen-TAHN-teh Rare

Also means

regular patron

Usage Note

Frequentante is the present participle of frequentare used as an adjective or noun, meaning someone who regularly attends a place or course (uno studente frequentante = an attending student). As a noun it can mean a regular visitor or habitué (i frequentanti del bar). It is an invariable-ending adjective (-ante for both genders) and its plural is frequentanti. Do not confuse it with frequente (frequent/common as a quality).

Examples

"Gli studenti frequentanti devono firmare il registro."

Natural Translation

Attending students must sign the register.

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