We all have our own habits, things we do on a regular basis no matter what we do. In Italian, the word generally caught this feeling generally and habitual The things we do in life.
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generally In Italian it can be either an adjective or a noun, but in either case the best translation is often generally.
When it is an adjective, the ending changes according to the gender and number of the noun it describes. For example:
- ordinary place = ordinary place
- Usual pizzeria = Usual pizzeria
- ordinary speech = ordinary conversation
- the usual complaints = the usual complaints
We always met at our usual bar.
We always meet at our favorite coffee shop.
SOilAs an adjective, it can also refer to a habitual or unchanging person. If you describe a man, it's still ordinaryBut for women, it becomes ordinary. You can use it with or without an adjective to make it clear whether the person has a general habit or a more specific habit.
You are always the same!
You are always the same!
You are always the same liar!
You are still lying as always!
You may come across expressions like this get used to doing somethingwhich means Develop the habit of doing things something. In the present tense it can be translated as generallywhereas in the past it became ever done. Compare the two examples below:
- Marco usually eats at seven o'clock. = Marco usually eats at seven o'clock.
- Marco went to have dinner at seven o'clock. = Marco went to have dinner at seven o'clock.
when generally is a noun that remains masculine and appears in the following expressions:
- as usual = as usual (For example you're late as usual = you're late as usual)
- generally = generally (For example I usually don't eat meat = I usually don't eat meat)
- more than usual = more than usual (For example I'm hungrier than usual = I'm hungrier than usual)
- less than usual = less than usual (For example I'm sleepier than usual = I'm sleepier than usual)
If you are dining at your favorite restaurant and request ordinarymeaning you want the same thing every time you visit. In English we would say ordinary.
I'll come as usual, thank you!
I'll just eat it as usual, thank you!
The opposite is generally yes exceptionwhich means exception, rare or extraordinary In the most literal sense, and strange, strange or abnormal.
- I heard unusual noises. = I heard unusual noises.
- There was something unusual about his father's disappearance. = There was something strange about his father's disappearance.
idiomatic expression characterized by “solito”
Everything is business as usual!
Literal translation: We are still the same!
English meaning: here we go again!
Always the same story!
Literal translation: The story is always so ordinary!
English meaning: Always the same old story!
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.
