Meaning
rare
In a sentence
È raro trovare un posto libero qui.
It’s rare to find a free seat here.
Hai visto quel film raro in tv ieri?
Did you see that rare film on TV yesterday?
Non è raro arrivare tardi con questo traffico.
It’s not rare to arrive late with this traffic.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| raro | masculine · singular |
| rara | feminine · singular |
| rari | masculine · plural |
| rare | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use raro for something uncommon; unusual or odd is often strano, not raro.
- It agrees in gender and number: raro, rara, rari, rare.
- Before a noun, it often means infrequent: un raro evento. After essere, it can mean hard to find: È raro qui.