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la gente
people
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How do you say gente in Italian?
How do you pronounce gente in Italian?
gente is pronounced /la ˈdʒɛnte/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La gente italiana è molto ospitale e accogliente.
Italian people are very hospitable and welcoming. (feminine adjectives: ospitale, accogliente agree with la gente)
La gente anziana della città era preoccupata per la nuova strada.
The elderly people of the city were worried about the new road. (feminine adjectives: anziana, preoccupata agree with la gente)
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Why is it feminine?
Gente is feminine in Italian. While it derives from Latin "gens" (meaning clan or family), the etymology explanation is misleading. In Latin, "gens" is actually feminine (not masculine as implied), and "gente" follows the natural phonetic evolution of Latin feminine nouns in Italian. The word is feminine because Italian inherited this gender from its Latin source, not because of an exceptional pattern.
What is the Italian word for people?
The Italian word for people is la gente — feminine.
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