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malato

sick

adjective mah-LAH-toh Less Common
Body & Health Health & Illness

Also means

ill person

Usage Note

Malato functions as both adjective ('sick, ill') and noun (il malato = 'the sick person, patient'). The feminine noun form is la malata. With essere it describes a state (è malato = 'he is ill'); sentirsi malato = 'to feel sick'. The plural noun i malati means 'the sick' as a group.

Examples

"Mio fratello è malato da ieri."

Natural Translation

My brother has been sick since yesterday.

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