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indipendente

independent

adjective een-dee-pehn-DEHN-teh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'in-' (not) plus 'dependere', to hang from

Usage Note

Indipendente ends in -e, so it serves both genders in the singular and becomes indipendenti in the plural. Note the single d and double placement of letters differ from English; it pairs with da to mean independent of something.

Examples

"È una donna molto indipendente."

Natural Translation

She is a very independent woman.

Literal Translation

She-is a woman very independent.

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