Usage Note
Problematico agrees in gender and number: problematico / problematica / problematici / problematiche. It describes a person, situation, or issue that causes difficulties. Note that il problema (problem) is masculine despite ending in -a — it is a Greek-origin word — and its plural is i problemi (not le probleme).
Examples
"La situazione è diventata molto problematica."
Natural Translation
The situation has become very problematic.

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