indicativo

indicative

adjective een-dee-kah-TEE-voh Rare

Origin: From Latin indicativus, from indicare (to point out).

Also means

representative

Usage Note

Indicativo has two main uses: as an adjective meaning 'indicative of' or 'representative' (un dato indicativo), and as a grammar term for the indicative mood (il modo indicativo). The noun l'indicativo is the standard Italian grammatical term for this mood, equivalent to English 'indicative.' Agree: indicativa (f), indicativi (m pl).

Examples

"Questo risultato è indicativo della tendenza generale."

Natural Translation

This result is indicative of the general trend.

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