Meaning
boat
In a sentence
La barca è piccola, ma va veloce.
The boat is small, but it goes fast.
Hai visto la barca vicino alla spiaggia?
Did you see the boat near the beach?
Ieri abbiamo preso una barca sul lago.
Yesterday we took a boat on the lake.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| barca | feminine · singular |
| barche | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use barca as the general everyday word. Nave is much larger; battello often means a passenger or excursion boat.
- For small rowboats, barca works, but canotto is inflatable and scialuppa is a lifeboat.
- With transport, Italians usually say in barca, not sulla barca, unless stressing being physically on top of it.