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pertinente

relevant

adjective per-tee-NEN-teh Less Common
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Origin: From Latin pertinens, present participle of pertinere (to pertain to).

Also means

pertinent

Usage Note

Pertinente is a formal adjective used in academic, legal, and professional registers. It means relevant to the matter at hand: una domanda pertinente (a pertinent question). It is not a false friend, but learners sometimes avoid it in favour of rilevante (relevant, significant) — both are correct, but pertinente implies topical relevance while rilevante often implies importance or scale.

Examples

"La tua domanda è molto pertinente all'argomento."

Natural Translation

Your question is very relevant to the topic.

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