Significado
ago, back
- ago, back (in time)
- backward, behind (literary)
En una frase
Ci siamo visti due giorni addietro al bar.
We saw each other two days ago at the bar.
Tempo addietro questo quartiere era molto diverso.
Some time ago this neighborhood was very different.
Molti anni addietro i miei nonni vivevano in campagna.
Many years ago my grandparents lived in the countryside.
Notas de uso
- For time in the past, Italians usually prefer fa after the time expression: due anni fa. addietro is more literary or formal.
- Placed after a time phrase: molti anni addietro. Don't put it before the number phrase in normal usage.
- It can also mean backward in movement or position, but that use is less common in everyday speech than indietro.