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Italian

fertile

/ˈfɛrtile/adjectiveB1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 7,344

Meaning

fertile

  • able to produce many plants or crops
  • able to produce many ideas or results

In a sentence

Questa valle ha un terreno molto fertile.

This valley has very fertile soil.

Il terreno in questa zona è fertile?

Is the soil in this area fertile?

Il terreno qui non è fertile.

The soil here is not fertile.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
fertilemasculine · singular
fertilefeminine · singular
fertilimasculine · plural
fertilifeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Common with terra, suolo, zona.
  • Also figurative: mente fertile, periodo fertile di idee.
  • Same form for masculine and feminine singular.

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