🇮🇹 Italian

direttore

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masculine

il direttore

director

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direttore
/il diretˈtoːre/
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How do you say direttore in Italian?

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/il diretˈtoːre/

How do you pronounce direttore in Italian?

direttore is pronounced /il diretˈtoːre/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il direttore nuovo ha implementato dei cambiamenti importanti nella nostra azienda.

The new director has implemented important changes in our company. (masculine articles and adjectives: il, nuovo, importanti)

Il direttore competente è stato promosso perché era molto bravo nel suo lavoro.

The competent director was promoted because he was very good at his job. (masculine articles and adjectives: il, competente, bravo)

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Why is it masculine?

Direttore is masculine because it derives from the Latin masculine noun "director" (one who directs), which naturally carries masculine gender in Italian's inheritance of Latin's three-gender system. The feminine form "direttrice" exists as a separate word when referring to a female director, following the Italian pattern of gendered job titles.

What is the Italian word for director?

The Italian word for director is il direttore — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchdirecteurlemasculine
🇪🇸 Spanishdirectorelmasculine

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