🇮🇹 Italian

fatica

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feminine

la fatica

effort

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fatica
/la faˈtiːka/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say fatica in Italian?

IPA
/la faˈtiːka/

How do you pronounce fatica in Italian?

fatica is pronounced /la faˈtiːka/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La fatica quotidiana mi stanca molto, e dopo una giornata lavorativa così intensa, sono completamente esausto.

The daily fatigue tires me a lot, and after such an intense work day, I am completely exhausted.

Quella fatica non era inutile, poiché i risultati ottenuti sono stati straordinari e apprezzati da tutti.

That fatigue was not pointless, since the results achieved were extraordinary and appreciated by everyone.

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Why is it feminine?

Fatica is feminine because it derives from Latin "fatica," which was itself feminine. In Latin, words ending in -a were typically feminine, and this pattern was preserved in Italian, where most nouns ending in -a remain feminine.

What is the Italian word for effort?

The Italian word for effort is la fatica — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frencheffort flips!l'masculine
🇪🇸 Spanishesfuerzo flips!elmasculine

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