🇮🇹 italien

metro

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masculine

il metro

tape measure

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metro
/il ˈmɛːtro/
← masculine feminine →

Comment dit-on metro en italien ?

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/il ˈmɛːtro/

How do you pronounce metro in italien?

metro is pronounced /il ˈmɛːtro/ in italien.

Exemples de phrases

Il metro è troppo affollato durante l'ora di punta.

The subway is too crowded during rush hour.

Ho perso il mio metro nuovo sulla linea rossa.

I lost my new measuring stick on the red line.

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Pourquoi est-ce masculine ?

Metro is masculine in Italian. While it can mean "tape measure" (metro a nastro), it more commonly refers to the "subway/underground railway system" (metropolitana). The word derives from Latin "metrum" (a measure or meter), which was a neuter noun in Latin. In Italian, Latin neuter nouns typically shifted to masculine gender when they retained or developed an -o ending, which is why "metro" is masculine.

Comment dit-on tape measure en italien ?

En italien, tape measure se dit il metro — masculine.

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