Meaning
recently, lately
In a sentence
Ho cambiato lavoro recentemente.
I changed jobs recently.
Hai visto Luca recentemente?
Have you seen Luca lately?
Non esco molto recentemente, sono stanco.
I haven't been going out much lately, I'm tired.
Usage notes
- Use recentemente in neutral or formal speech; colloquial Italian often prefers ultimamente or da poco, depending on context.
- Recently with the present perfect often translates as ultimamente, not always recentemente.
- Place it flexibly: Ho recentemente letto..., or Recentemente ho letto.... Both are natural.