imperfetto
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Latin imperfectus.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
imperfetto (feminine imperfetta, masculine plural imperfetti, feminine plural imperfette)
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
imperfetto m (plural imperfetti)
- (grammar) imperfect tense, preterimperfect, past tense
- Hypernym: passato
- Hyponyms: (indicative mood) indicativo imperfetto, (subjunctive mood) congiuntivo imperfetto
Related terms edit
See also edit
- 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 edit
- imperfetto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana