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giovane

young person

noun adjective JOH-vah-neh Common
People & Society Community

Origin: Latin juvenis (young person)

Also means

young

Usage Note

Giovane functions as both a noun (un giovane, a young man; una giovane, a young woman) and an adjective (una persona giovane, a young person). The plural i giovani is commonly used to mean 'young people' as a social group. The superlative is giovanissimo (very young); the comparative più giovane (younger) is preferred over the rarer minore in informal speech.

Examples

"Molti giovani cercano lavoro all'estero."

Natural Translation

Many young people look for work abroad.

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