istruzione

education

noun ee-stroo-TSYOH-neh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'instructio'

Also means

instruction

Usage Note

Istruzione in the singular means formal 'education' (il Ministero dell'Istruzione), while the plural istruzioni shifts to 'instructions', as in istruzioni per l'uso ('instructions for use'). It is feminine like other -zione nouns.

Examples

"L'istruzione è un diritto."

Natural Translation

Education is a right.

Literal Translation

The education is a right.

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