imperfetto
Italian
Etymology
From Latin imperfectus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /im.perˈfɛt.to/
- Rhymes: -ɛtto
- Hyphenation: im‧per‧fèt‧to
Adjective
imperfetto (feminine imperfetta, masculine plural imperfetti, feminine plural imperfette)
Derived terms
Noun
imperfetto m (plural imperfetti)
- (grammar) imperfect tense, preterimperfect, past tense
- Hypernym: passato
- Hyponyms: (indicative mood) indicativo imperfetto, (subjunctive mood) congiuntivo imperfetto
Related terms
See also
- presente (“present tense”)
- passato prossimo (“present perfect tense”)
- trapassato prossimo (“pluperfect tense, past perfect tense”)
- passato remoto (“past historic tense”)
- trapassato remoto (“past historic perfect tense”)
- futuro semplice (“future tense”)
- futuro anteriore (“future perfect tense”)
Further reading
- imperfetto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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