granché

See also: granche and granchè

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Univerbation of gran (great) + che (thing, something).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡranˈke/*, /ˌɡran.ke/*[1]
  • Rhymes: -e, -anke
  • Hyphenation: gran‧ché

Pronoun

granché (invariable)

  1. (only used in negative sentences) nothing notable, or particularly interesting; not much
    Synonyms: gran cosa, molto, tanto
    Non penso che abbia da dirmi granché.
    I don't think she's going to tell me anything special.
    In tutto ciò, non ci ho capito granché.
    I didn't understand much of all this.

Noun

granché m (uncountable)

  1. (only used in negative sentences) nothing notable, or particularly interesting
    Lo spettacolo non è stato un granché.
    The play wasn't that great.

Adverb

granché

  1. (only used in negative sentences) not that much, not very much; not really
    Synonyms: molto, tanto
    Mi ha detto di non essersi trovato granché bene.
    He told me he didn't feel really at ease.

References

  1. finché in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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