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How do you say "sad" in Italian?
triste
In Italian, "sad" is triste.
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Pronunciation
TREES-tay, stress on the first syllable, 'ee' as in 'feet'.
Grammar notes
Triste ends in -e and is invariable across genders and numbers, staying the same for all forms.
Example sentence
Oggi mi sento un po' triste.
Today I feel a bit sad.
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How to remember triste
Triste sounds almost like a sigh of sadness - you can feel the melancholy in the word.
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Questions about triste
How do you say "sad" in Italian?
In Italian, "sad" is triste. It is a noun.
How is triste written in Italian?
triste is written using the standard Italian script.
How is triste used in a sentence?
Use triste as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Oggi mi sento un po' triste. (Today I feel a bit sad.).
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