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studente

student

noun stoo-DEHN-teh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'studens', studying

Usage Note

Studente is the masculine form; the feminine is studentessa, and the masculine plural studenti covers mixed groups. It refers mainly to secondary-school and university learners, not young children (alunno). Note the feminine plural studentesse.

Examples

"Lo studente prende appunti."

Natural Translation

The student takes notes.

Literal Translation

The student takes notes.

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