Accordanimali domestici
False cognate alert "animali domestici" looks like an English word but means something different: Mascota looks like English 'mascot' and indeed can mean a mascot, but the most common everyday meaning is 'pet' (a domestic animal kept for companionship).
Animali Domestici is masculine in Italian. The article is gli, so the full form is gli animali domestici ("pets").
MASCULINEgli animali domestici
pets
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animali domestici
/aniˈmali doˈmɛstiʧi/
← masculine
feminine →
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How do you say animali domestici in Italian?
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/aniˈmali doˈmɛstiʧi/
How do you pronounce animali domestici in Italian?
animali domestici is pronounced /aniˈmali doˈmɛstiʧi/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Gli animali domestici sono molto importanti.
Pets are very important.
Abbiamo tre animali domestici.
We have three pets.
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Why is it masculine?
Animali domestici is the masculine plural; nouns in -e take -i and adjectives in -o take -i in masculine plural.
What is the Italian word for pets?
The Italian word for pets is gli animali domestici — masculine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇹 Portuguese | animais de estimação | os | masculine |
| 🇫🇷 French | animaux de compagnie | les | masculine |
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | mascotas flips! | las | feminine |
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