Meaning
tragic
In a sentence
La fine del film è davvero tragica.
The ending of the movie is really tragic.
Hanno evitato per poco un tragico incidente.
They narrowly avoided a tragic accident.
Per fortuna, il ritardo non è stato tragico.
Luckily, the delay wasn't tragic.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| tragico | masculine · singular |
| tragica | feminine · singular |
| tragici | masculine · plural |
| tragiche | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Often stronger than triste: use tragico for disasters, deaths, or very serious situations, not just mild disappointment.
- In speech, it can be hyperbolic: Che tragico! means something like What a disaster!, often jokingly.
- Agree it with the noun: tragico, tragica, tragici, tragiche.