🇫🇷 francese

capitale

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feminine

la capitale

capital

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capitale
/la kapital/
← masculine feminine →

Come si dice capitale in francese?

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/la kapital/

How do you pronounce capitale in francese?

capitale is pronounced /la kapital/ in francese.

Frasi di esempio

La capitale française est très ancienne et elle est célèbre pour ses monuments historiques.

The French capital is very old and it is famous for its historical monuments.

Cette capitale européenne attire des millions de touristes chaque année car elle est magnifique.

This European capital attracts millions of tourists every year because it is magnificent.

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Perché è feminine?

Capitale is feminine because it derives from the Latin adjective "capitalis" (from "caput," meaning head), and when used as a noun to mean "capital city," it took the feminine form "capitale" to agree with the implied feminine noun "ville" (city). This grammatical agreement with an understood feminine noun is why the word retained feminine gender in French.

Come si dice capital in francese?

In francese, capital si dice la capitale — feminine.

Genere nelle altre lingue

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🇵🇹 Portuguesecapitalafeminine

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