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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