Meaning
correct
- proper, appropriate
In a sentence
La risposta corretta è la seconda.
The correct answer is the second one.
Il tuo italiano è corretto e chiaro.
Your Italian is correct and clear.
No, questo numero non è corretto.
No, this number is not correct.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| corretto | masculine · singular |
| corretta | feminine · singular |
| corretti | masculine · plural |
| corrette | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use corretto for behavior, procedure, language, or formality. For factual accuracy, giusto is often more natural in everyday speech.
- Corretto agrees like a regular adjective: corretto, corretta, corretti, corrette.
- As a past participle, corretto commonly appears with avere: ho corretto il compito.