Oggi soffre molto.

Today she suffers a lot.

Breakdown of Oggi soffre molto.

• oggi: today
• molto: a lot
• soffrire: to suffer

Questions & Answers about Oggi soffre molto.

What does oggi mean, and why is it placed at the beginning?

Oggi means today.

It is placed at the beginning here to set the time frame right away: Today, ... This is very natural in Italian. You could also hear Soffre molto oggi, but Oggi soffre molto is a very common, neutral word order.

What does soffre mean exactly?

Soffre comes from the verb soffrire, which means to suffer.

It can refer to:

• physical suffering, such as pain or illness
• emotional suffering, such as sadness or distress
• even more general discomfort, depending on context

So soffre molto means suffers a lot or is suffering a lot.

Why is it soffre and not soffri or soffro?