Meaning
exercise
- practice
- business, shop, commercial establishment
- financial year, fiscal year
In a sentence
Ho finito l'esercizio di matematica in dieci minuti.
I finished the math exercise in ten minutes.
Faccio un esercizio di italiano.
I'm doing an Italian exercise.
Non capisco questo esercizio, mi aiuti?
I don't understand this exercise, can you help me?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| esercizio | masculine · singular |
| esercizi | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use esercizio for school, gym, or practice tasks; allenamento is a full workout or training session, not a single exercise.
- For physical activity, fare esercizio means get exercise generally; fare un esercizio usually means do one specific exercise.
- In school contexts, esercizio often means a drill or workbook task; compito is homework, and problema is specifically a problem to solve.