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tuttora

still

adverb toot-TOH-rah Less Common
Time Time Expressions

Origin: Compound of tutto + ora 'all + now'; originally 'at all times'.

Also means

even now

Usage Note

Tuttora means 'still, to this day, even now' and implies continuity up to the present moment. It differs from ancora (also 'still'), which is more general: tuttora has a stronger nuance of 'even after all this time'. It is more common in written and formal Italian than in speech.

Examples

"Il problema è tuttora irrisolto."

Natural Translation

The problem is still unresolved.

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