Meaning
relative, related
- related (to), concerning
- relative, comparative
- relative (grammar)
In a sentence
Ho letto il capitolo relativo al lavoro.
I read the chapter related to work.
Il prezzo è relativo alla qualità, secondo me.
The price is relative to the quality, in my opinion.
Hai visto i dati relativi a ieri?
Did you see the data relating to yesterday?
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| relativo | masculine · singular |
| relativa | feminine · singular |
| relativi | masculine · plural |
| relative | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Before a noun, relativo usually means “concerning” or “regarding”: documenti relativi al caso. Don’t overuse it for English “relative.”
- For family members, use parente, not relativo, in everyday speech. Un mio parente is much more natural than un mio relativo.
- Relative clauses use the pronoun relativo mainly in formal grammar terms; in normal sentences, use che, cui, or il quale.