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rotto

broken

adjective ROHT-toh Rare

Also means

worn out

Usage Note

Rotto is both the past participle of rompere (to break) and a standalone adjective meaning 'broken, cracked'. It agrees in gender and number: rotta (f), rotti (m pl), rotte (f pl). Colloquially rotto can mean 'exhausted' (sono rotto dalla fatica). The idiom rotto a qualcosa means 'hardened/accustomed to something' — a false friend for learners expecting only the physical sense.

Examples

"Il telefono è caduto ed è completamente rotto."

Natural Translation

The phone fell and is completely broken.

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