Meaning
mental
In a sentence
Questo gioco è un ottimo esercizio mentale.
This game is a great mental exercise.
Hai fatto un calcolo mentale così veloce?
Did you do a mental calculation that fast?
Non ho energia mentale dopo il lavoro.
I don't have mental energy after work.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| mentale | masculine · singular |
| mentale | feminine · singular |
| mentali | masculine · plural |
| mentali | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Usually means psychological or cognitive. For “smart/brilliant,” use intelligente, brillante, or geniale; mentale rarely means “genial” in modern Italian.
- It agrees in gender and number: mentale, mentali. Don’t confuse it with mentally = mentalmente, which is an adverb.
- Very common in fixed expressions like salute mentale and calcolo mentale; sounds neutral, not slangy.