🇮🇹 Italian

forze

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feminine

le forze

strengths

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forze
/le ˈfɔrtse/
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How do you say forze in Italian?

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/le ˈfɔrtse/

How do you pronounce forze in Italian?

forze is pronounced /le ˈfɔrtse/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La forza bruta non è sempre la soluzione migliore.

Brute force is not always the best solution. (The feminine article 'la' and feminine adjective 'bruta' agree with 'forza')

La forza morale di quella donna straordinaria ha ispirato molte persone.

That extraordinary woman's moral strength inspired many people. (The feminine article 'la' and feminine adjective 'morale' and 'straordinaria' all agree with the feminine noun 'forza')

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Why is it feminine?

Forze is feminine because it derives from Latin "fortis" (adjective meaning "strong"). In Vulgar Latin, the neuter plural form "fortia" was reanalyzed and evolved into Italian "forza" as a feminine noun. This gender shift occurred because the neuter gender disappeared in Romance languages, and words ending in -a typically became feminine. The word's semantic association with abstract qualities further reinforced its feminine gender, as abstract nouns in Italian tend to be feminine.

What is the Italian word for strengths?

The Italian word for strengths is le forze — feminine.

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