nounadjective

il serale

evening

Definition & meaning

Serale means evening or held, occurring, or intended for the evening.

  • Un corso serale — an evening course.
  • La luce serale — the evening light.

Grammar & Word origin

Serale is an adjective used with both masculine and feminine singular nouns. Its plural form is serali.

It comes from sera , meaning “evening,” with the adjective-forming suffix -ale.

Synonyms & antonyms

  • Synonym: vespertino also means “of the evening,” but is more literary or formal.
  • Antonyms: mattutino means “of the morning”; diurno means “daytime” and contrasts with serale in some contexts.

Common phrases & collocations

  • corso serale — evening course
  • scuola serale — evening school
  • telegiornale serale — evening news bulletin

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Examples

Faccio una passeggiata serale.adjective

I take an evening walk.

Abbiamo seguito un corso serale online.adjective

We took an online evening course.

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