Meaning · adjective
verbal, spoken
- verbal, spoken rather than written
- verbal (relating to grammatical verbs)
In a sentence
Gli studenti devono sviluppare competenze sia nell'espressione verbale sia in quella scritta.
Students must develop skills in both verbal and written expression.
Abbiamo concluso solo un accordo verbale, quindi non ci sono vincoli legali.
We only made a verbal agreement, so there are no legal obligations.
Il professore ha spiegato la complessa struttura verbale di questa frase latina.
The professor explained the complex verbal structure of this Latin sentence.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| verbale | masculine · singular |
| verbale | feminine · singular |
| verbali | masculine · plural |
| verbali | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Note that as a masculine noun ('il verbale'), it means official minutes of a meeting or a police report/fine.