Meaning
secondary
In a sentence
Per me, il prezzo è un problema secondario.
For me, the price is a secondary problem.
Hai preso la strada secondaria per evitare il traffico?
Did you take the secondary road to avoid traffic?
Non è un dettaglio secondario in questa scelta.
It isn't a secondary detail in this choice.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| secondario | masculine · singular |
| secondaria | feminine · singular |
| secondari | masculine · plural |
| secondarie | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use secondario for something of lesser importance or rank; for “additional/further,” often prefer ulteriore or aggiuntivo.
- It agrees in gender and number: secondario, secondaria, secondari, secondarie.
- In school contexts, scuola secondaria means middle/high school levels, not “secondary” in every English institutional sense.