Accordgiovane
il giovane
young man
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Come si dice giovane in italiano?
How do you pronounce giovane in italiano?
giovane is pronounced /il ˈdʒoːvane/ in italiano.
Frasi di esempio
Il giovane italiano è arrivato con i suoi amici entusiasti.
The young Italian man arrived with his enthusiastic friends. (The masculine article 'il' and masculine adjective 'italiano' must agree with 'giovane' to show he is male, distinguishing from 'la giovane italiana' which would refer to a young woman)
Quel giovane talentuoso ha vinto il premio per la sua straordinaria performance.
That talented young man won the prize for his extraordinary performance. (The masculine demonstrative 'quel' and masculine adjective 'talentuoso' must agree with 'giovane' to indicate a male subject, whereas 'quella giovane talentuosa' would refer to a young woman)
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Perché è masculine?
Giovane is an adjective meaning "young" that can be used with all genders in modern Italian (un giovane uomo, una giovane donna). It derives from Latin "iuvenis" (young), and as an adjective, it does not have inherent gender but agrees with the noun it modifies. When used as a masculine noun (il giovane = "the young man"), it takes masculine form by agreement or substantivization, not because the adjective itself is inherently masculine.
Come si dice young man in italiano?
In italiano, young man si dice il giovane — masculine.
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