🇮🇹 Italian

conversazione

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feminine

la conversazione

conversation

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conversazione
/la konversaˈtsjoːne/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say conversazione in Italian?

IPA
/la konversaˈtsjoːne/

How do you pronounce conversazione in Italian?

conversazione is pronounced /la konversaˈtsjoːne/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La conversazione interessante tra i due amici è durata tutta la sera.

The interesting conversation between the two friends lasted all evening.

Quella conversazione privata era molto delicata e riservata.

That private conversation was very delicate and confidential.

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Why is it feminine?

Conversazione is feminine because it derives from the Latin "conversatio" (noun). In Latin, nouns ending in "-atio" belonged to the first declension and were feminine. This feminine ending "-atio" consistently became the Italian feminine ending "-azione," as seen in related words like "creazione" (creation) and "situazione" (situation). Italian nouns ending in "-azione" are universally feminine.

What is the Italian word for conversation?

The Italian word for conversation is la conversazione — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchconversationlafeminine
🇵🇹 Portugueseconversaafeminine

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