quest'anno
/kwestˈanno/
this year
Definitions
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1
referring to the current calendar/year in progress
“Quest'anno abbiamo deciso di viaggiare in Sicilia.”
This year we decided to travel to Sicily.
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2
used to talk about events or plans happening within the present year
“Quest'anno mio fratello finisce finalmente l'università.”
This year my brother is finally finishing university.
Word forms
- Usage
- Composed of the demonstrative adjective 'questo' (elided to quest') plus the masculine noun 'anno' (year); functions as a time adverbial and doesn't change form.
The apostrophe shows elision: 'questo' drops its final vowel before a vowel-initial word like 'anno'. Very common in everyday speech and writing.