🇮🇹 Italian

foto

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feminine

le foto

photos

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foto
/le ˈfɔːto/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say foto in Italian?

IPA
/le ˈfɔːto/

How do you pronounce foto in Italian?

foto is pronounced /le ˈfɔːto/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La foto bella che ho scattato ieri mostra il tramonto perfetto.

The beautiful photo that I took yesterday shows the perfect sunset.

Questa foto vecchia è molto preziosa per la mia famiglia.

This old photo is very precious for my family.

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Why is it feminine?

Foto is feminine because it's a shortened form of "fotografia," which is feminine in Italian (following the pattern of -grafia nouns derived from Greek); the full word ultimately comes from Greek "photo-" (light) plus "graphia" (writing/description).

What is the Italian word for photos?

The Italian word for photos is le foto — feminine.

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