Masculine noun i am struggling Used in Italian to describe a situation of severe suffering or poverty, like this word difficulty in English.
i am struggling
difficulty
it comes from verb to struggle translated as To struggle, to discover difficulties or keep the wolf from the door.
because i am struggling start with letter Yingshi-which requires the following definite and indefinite articles:
- i struggle = difficulty
- the hardships = the hardships
- a difficulty = a difficulty
- the hardships = (some) difficulty
Some common expressions, among which i am struggling appear in plural form hardships include:
- live in misery = living in poverty
- grow up in suffering = growing up in poverty
- die in suffering = died of poverty
- lead a hard life (Also applies to singular Difficulties) = lead a hard life
They rescued him from a life of misery and exploitation.
They rescued him from a life of misery and exploitation.
more generally, i am struggling can mean difficulty or strugglein this sense, it often appears in expressions Difficultiesmeaning is Difficulties.
He completed the task with great difficulty.
He accomplished the task with great difficulty.
almost notOn the other hand, it is a synonym onlyusually translated as only or almost not in English.
After the accident, Elia could barely stand.
after the accident, Elia could barely stand.
Heather Broster is a graduate with honors in linguistics from the University of Western Ontario. She is an aspiring polyglot, fluent in English and Italian, as well as varying degrees of fluency in Japanese, Welsh and French. Originally from Toronto, Heather has lived in several countries, notably Italy for six years. Her main research areas are language acquisition, education and bilingual teaching.
