Meaning
adult
In a sentence
Ormai sei un adulto, puoi decidere da solo.
By now you're an adult, you can decide on your own.
Da adulto, ha cambiato città per lavoro.
As an adult, he moved to another city for work.
Sei già adulto o studi ancora al liceo?
Are you already an adult, or are you still in high school?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| adulto | masculine · singular |
| adulti | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use adulto for a grown person; maggiorenne specifically means legally of age, not necessarily mature.
- As a noun or adjective, it agrees in gender and number: adulto, adulta, adulti, adulte.
- Often used after the noun in fixed contexts: età adulta, vita adulta. Before the noun is less common and more descriptive.