🇮🇹 Italian

campagna

feminine

la campagna

countryside

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campagna
/la kamˈpaɲɲa/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say campagna in Italian?

IPA
/la kamˈpaɲɲa/

How do you pronounce campagna in Italian?

campagna is pronounced /la kamˈpaɲɲa/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La campagna toscana è molto bella e affascinante.

The Tuscan countryside is very beautiful and fascinating. (The feminine articles and adjectives 'la', 'toscana', 'bella', and 'affascinante' all agree with the feminine noun 'campagna')

La nuova campagna pubblicitaria della nostra azienda è stata approvata dalla direttrice.

The new advertising campaign of our company was approved by the female director. (The feminine articles and adjectives 'la', 'nuova' agree with 'campagna'; this sentence shows why gender matters—'campagna' (feminine) differs from 'campagno' (a male farmhand), completely changing the meaning)

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Why is it feminine?

Campagna (countryside) is feminine because it derives from Latin "campania," a feminine noun meaning "countryside" or "open country." Italian retained the feminine gender from this Latin ancestor. While related to "campo" (field, masculine), "campagna" follows a different etymological path as a distinct feminine noun rather than a derived adjective form.

What is the Italian word for countryside?

The Italian word for countryside is la campagna — feminine.

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