Meaning
penultimate, second-to-last
- Immediately preceding the last in a series or sequence; second-to-last.
In a sentence
Siamo arrivati alla penultima puntata della serie televisiva.
We have reached the second-to-last episode of the television series.
Chi è seduto al penultimo banco in fondo?
Who is sitting at the second-to-last desk in the back?
La squadra ha perso anche la penultima partita di campionato.
The team also lost the second-to-last match of the league.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| penultimo | masculine · singular |
| penultima | feminine · singular |
| penultimi | masculine · plural |
| penultime | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Usually placed before the noun it modifies, e.g. 'il penultimo giorno'.