Significado
eternal, everlasting
Em uma frase
Questa riunione sembra eterna, quando finisce?
This meeting feels endless, when does it end?
Il suo solito ritardo è un problema eterno.
His usual lateness is an eternal problem.
La fila non è eterna, passa in fretta.
The line isn't endless, it goes quickly.
Formas da palavra (4)
| Palavra | Formas da palavra |
|---|---|
| eterno | masculine · singular |
| eterna | feminine · singular |
| eterni | masculine · plural |
| eterne | feminine · plural |
Notas de uso
- Use eterno for something that feels endless or timeless; infinito is more about physical or abstract boundlessness.
- It agrees in gender and number: eterno, eterna, eterni, eterne.
- Common in both serious and ironic speech: un'attesa eterna can mean a literally long or just annoying wait.