rispettivamente

respectively

adverb ree-spet-tee-vah-MEN-teh Less Common

Usage Note

Rispettivamente is used to link two lists in order, the same way English uses 'respectively'. It typically appears at the end of a clause: Mario e Luigi sono partiti per Roma e Milano, rispettivamente. It is a formal, written-register word; in speech Italians often restructure the sentence instead.

Examples

"I primi due posti sono andati a Luca e Marco, rispettivamente."

Natural Translation

The first two places went to Luca and Marco, respectively.

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