Il debito cresce ogni mese.

every

Breakdown of Il debito cresce ogni mese.

• crescere: to grow
• il mese: the month
• il debito: the debt

Questions & Answers about Il debito cresce ogni mese.

Why is it il debito and not just debito?

In Italian, nouns are often used with a definite article where English might omit the.

So il debito literally means the debt. In a sentence like this, Italian usually sounds more natural with the article because it refers to debt as a specific thing or situation already understood in context.

• Il debito cresce ogni mese. = The debt grows every month.

Leaving out il would usually sound unnatural here.

What does debito mean exactly?

Debito means debt.

It is a masculine singular noun:

• il debito = the debt
• i debiti = the debts

It can refer to financial debt, but in some contexts it can also be used more broadly, depending on meaning.

Why is debito masculine?

Because grammatical gender in Italian is a property of the noun itself, not something that always follows logic from English.

Debito is simply a masculine noun, so it takes:

• il in the singular → il debito
• masculine adjective agreement if needed

For example:

• Il debito è alto. = The debt is high.

You usually just have to learn the gender together with the noun.

What form of the verb is cresce?