Meaning
unlucky, unfortunate
- having bad luck; unlucky or unfortunate
- producing unfavorable results
In a sentence
Marco è stato molto sfortunato con il tempo durante le vacanze.
Marco was very unlucky with the weather during his vacation.
È stata una scelta sfortunata cambiare lavoro adesso?
Was it an unfortunate choice to change jobs now?
Non considerarti sfortunato solo per questo piccolo errore.
Don't consider yourself unlucky just because of this small mistake.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sfortunato | masculine · singular |
| sfortunata | feminine · singular |
| sfortunati | masculine · plural |
| sfortunate | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Can also be used as a noun meaning 'unlucky person' ('uno sfortunato').
- Direct antonym of 'fortunato' (lucky).