Meaning
straight, direct
- straight
- upright, erect
- direct
- shrewd, crafty (colloquial)
In a sentence
La strada non è dritta.
The road is not straight.
Il tavolo non è dritto.
The table is not straight.
Tieni la schiena dritta quando studi.
Keep your back straight when you study.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| dritto | masculine · singular |
| dritta | feminine · singular |
| dritti | masculine · plural |
| dritte | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- For directions, dritto often means “straight ahead”: Vai dritto. More natural than diretto, which usually means “direct” or “nonstop.”
- As an adjective, it agrees in gender and number: dritto, dritta, dritti, dritte.
- For “right-hand,” Italian more often uses destro/destra in formal contexts; dritto can sound colloquial or context-dependent.