🇮🇹 Italian

contratto

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masculine

il contratto

contract

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contratto
/il konˈtratto/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say contratto in Italian?

IPA
/il konˈtratto/

How do you pronounce contratto in Italian?

contratto is pronounced /il konˈtratto/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il contratto nuovo è stato firmato ieri dal direttore generale.

The new contract was signed yesterday by the general director.

Questo contratto è molto importante perché contiene clausole specifiche che proteggono l'azienda.

This contract is very important because it contains specific clauses that protect the company.

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Why is it masculine?

Contratto is masculine because it derives from the Latin past participle "contractus" (from "contrahere," meaning to draw together). In Italian, this Latin masculine past participle was nominalized (used as a noun) and retained its masculine gender, following the pattern where masculine Latin past participles typically become masculine nouns in Italian.

What is the Italian word for contract?

The Italian word for contract is il contratto — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchcontratlemasculine
🇪🇸 Spanishcontratoelmasculine
🇵🇹 Portuguesecontratoomasculine

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