Meaning
funeral
In a sentence
Domani c'è il funerale di mia zia.
Tomorrow is my aunt's funeral.
Sei andato al funerale ieri mattina?
Did you go to the funeral yesterday morning?
Non posso venire al funerale oggi.
I can't come to the funeral today.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| funerale | masculine · singular |
| funerali | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Usually used with fare: fare un funerale means to hold a funeral. Celebrating it is often celebrare il funerale in formal contexts.
- For a specific event, use the article: il funerale di Marco. Without article, funerale appears in fixed expressions like andare a un funerale.
- Don’t confuse funerale with sepoltura or tumulazione, which refer specifically to burial or entombment, not the whole ceremony.