🇮🇹 Italian

banane

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feminine

le banane

bananas

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banane
/le baˈnaːne/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say banane in Italian?

IPA
/le baˈnaːne/

How do you pronounce banane in Italian?

banane is pronounced /le baˈnaːne/ in Italian.

Example sentences

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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Why is it 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.

What is the Italian word for bananas?

The Italian word for bananas is le banane — feminine.

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