🇮🇹 Italian

frutte

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feminine

le frutte

fruits

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frutte
/le ˈfrutte/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say frutte in Italian?

IPA
/le ˈfrutte/

How do you pronounce frutte in Italian?

frutte is pronounced /le ˈfrutte/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La frutta fresca che ho comprato al mercato è molto dolce e succosa.

The fresh fruit that I bought at the market is very sweet and juicy.

Questa frutta biologica è più cara, ma è anche più buona per la salute.

This organic fruit is more expensive, but it is also better for your health.

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Why is it feminine?

Frutte is feminine because it derives from the Latin "fructus" (fruit), which in Vulgar Latin developed a feminine singular form "frutta" alongside the masculine. Italian inherited this feminine form, following the common pattern where nouns ending in "-a" are typically feminine. The word retained its feminine gender from Latin through the evolution into Italian.

What is the Italian word for fruits?

The Italian word for fruits is le frutte — feminine.

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