Meaning
subway, metro
- urban underground train system
- metro train
In a sentence
Prendo la metropolitana ogni mattina.
I take the subway every morning.
La metropolitana passa da qui?
Does the subway pass through here?
Oggi non prendo la metropolitana.
Today I'm not taking the subway.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| metropolitana | feminine · singular |
| metropolitane | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Usually feminine: la metropolitana.
- Often shortened to metro in speech.
- Common with prendere: prendere la metropolitana.