Significado
unfortunately
En una frase
Purtroppo oggi non posso venire con voi.
Unfortunately, I can't come with you today.
Purtroppo hai perso il treno.
Unfortunately, you missed the train.
Purtroppo abbiamo finito il latte stamattina.
Unfortunately, we ran out of milk this morning.
Notas de uso
- Often sentence-initial: Purtroppo, non posso venire. It can also go mid-sentence, but initial position sounds most natural in speech.
- Stronger and more personal than per sfortuna in many contexts; per sfortuna can sound more about bad luck than regret.
- Do not confuse with sfortunatamente: both work, but purtroppo is much more common in everyday spoken Italian.