Meaning · noun
sixteen-year-old
- a person who is sixteen years old
In a sentence
Il sedicenne ha superato l'esame per il motorino al primo tentativo.
The sixteen-year-old passed his moped test on the first try.
Molte sedicenni partecipano a corsi estivi di lingue all'estero.
Many sixteen-year-old girls take part in summer language courses abroad.
Quella sedicenne non ha ancora deciso quale università scegliere.
That sixteen-year-old hasn't decided which university to choose yet.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|
| sedicenne | singular |
| sedicenni | plural |
Usage notes
- Takes masculine or feminine articles depending on the person: 'il sedicenne', 'la sedicenne'.
- Plural is 'sedicenni' for both genders.
Meaning · adjective
sixteen-year-old
- being sixteen years old (also used as a noun: a sixteen-year-old)
In a sentence
La figlia sedicenne di Marco suona il pianoforte molto bene.
Marco's sixteen-year-old daughter plays the piano very well.
In molti paesi un sedicenne non può ancora guidare un'auto.
In many countries a sixteen-year-old cannot yet drive a car.
I partecipanti sedicenni devono presentare un'autorizzazione firmata dai genitori.
The sixteen-year-old participants must submit a signed parental consent.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|
| sedicenne | masculine · singular |
| sedicenne | feminine · singular |
| sedicenni | masculine · plural |
| sedicenni | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Ends in -e for both genders; plural is 'sedicenni'.
- Very often substantivized: 'un sedicenne', 'una sedicenne'.
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