Meaning
a lot of, several
- a lot of, much
- several, quite a few
In a sentence
C'è parecchia gente al supermercato oggi.
There are quite a lot of people at the supermarket today.
Hai comprato parecchi libri per il viaggio?
Did you buy quite a few books for the trip?
Ho parecchio lavoro da finire entro stasera.
I have quite a lot of work to finish by this evening.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| parecchio | masculine · singular |
| parecchia | feminine · singular |
| parecchi | masculine · plural |
| parecchie | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- As a determiner, it agrees in gender and number: parecchio tempo, parecchia acqua, parecchi amici, parecchie case.
- It is less neutral than molto; often sounds more colloquial and slightly emphatic.
- Before uncountable nouns, use singular forms: parecchio lavoro, parecchia pazienza, not parecchi lavoro.