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il furto
theft
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How do you say furto in Italian?
How do you pronounce furto in Italian?
furto is pronounced /il ˈfurto/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Il furto è stato scoperto rapidamente dalla polizia.
The theft was discovered quickly by the police. (masculine article 'il' and past participle 'scoperto' agree with 'furto')
Quel furto audacioso ha reso il ladro famoso in tutta la città.
That audacious theft made the thief famous throughout the city. (masculine adjective 'audacioso' agrees with 'furto'; if it were feminine theft 'il furto' would become 'la rapina' requiring 'audaciosa')
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Why is it masculine?
Furto is masculine because it derives from Latin "furtum," which was neuter in Latin. However, the claim that Latin neuter nouns ending in "-um" typically became masculine in Italian is incorrect. Latin neuter nouns ending in "-um" actually became masculine in Italian by adopting the masculine article and adjective agreement patterns, but this was not a phonetic evolution—it was a grammatical gender reassignment that occurred because Italian lost the neuter gender entirely. Neuter nouns were absorbed into the masculine gender class during the transition from Latin to Romance languages, which is why "furtum" → "furto" appears masculine in modern Italian.
What is the Italian word for theft?
The Italian word for theft is il furto — masculine.
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