🇮🇹 italiano

banane

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

le banane

bananas

Try it

banane
/le baˈnaːne/
← masculine feminine →

¿Cómo se dice banane en italiano?

AFI
/le baˈnaːne/

How do you pronounce banane in italiano?

banane is pronounced /le baˈnaːne/ in italiano.

Frases de ejemplo

La banana gialla è più dolce della banana verde.

The yellow banana is sweeter than the green banana.

Questa banana matura è perfetta per fare una torta deliziosa.

This ripe banana is perfect for making a delicious cake.

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¿Por qué es feminine?

Banane is feminine in Italian (la banana) because it derives from the Bantu language family through Portuguese and Spanish traders, and it retained the feminine gender assigned when adopted into Italian, likely influenced by the feminine ending "-a" that characterizes many Italian nouns. However, the specific reason for its feminine assignment in Italian is not definitively documented, making it largely an arbitrary gender assignment that became conventionalized.

¿Cómo se dice bananas en italiano?

En italiano, bananas se dice le banane — feminine.

Practica con Accord

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