🇮🇹 Italian

cene

feminine

le cene

dinners

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cene
/le ˈtʃeːne/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say cene in Italian?

IPA
/le ˈtʃeːne/

How do you pronounce cene in Italian?

cene is pronounced /le ˈtʃeːne/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La cena italiana era deliziosa e abbondante.

The Italian dinner was delicious and abundant.

Quella cena speciale è stata la più romantica della mia vita.

That special dinner was the most romantic of my life.

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Why is it feminine?

Cene is feminine because it derives from Latin "cena" (dinner), which was feminine in Latin and retained that gender in Italian. In Italian, nouns ending in "-a" are typically feminine, following the pattern that evolved from Latin's first declension feminine forms (not second declension as stated).

What is the Italian word for dinners?

The Italian word for dinners is le cene — feminine.

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