Accordgiornata
la giornata
day
Try it
How do you say giornata in Italian?
How do you pronounce giornata in Italian?
giornata is pronounced /la dʒorˈnaːta/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La giornata è stata molto lunga e faticosa.
The day was very long and tiring. (The feminine article 'la' and feminine adjective 'faticosa' agree with the feminine noun 'giornata')
Quella giornata particolare mi ha insegnato una lezione importante.
That particular day taught me an important lesson. (The feminine demonstrative 'quella' and feminine adjective 'particolare' agree with 'giornata', showing gender agreement is mandatory)
Swipe giornata in Accord
Swipe through hundreds of words and master grammatical gender in Italian.
Why is it feminine?
Giornata is feminine because it derives from Latin "diurnata" (a day's work or journey), which retained the feminine gender of Latin words ending in "-ata" (the feminine form of past participles used as nouns). This grammatical pattern carried forward into Italian, where "-ata" endings typically indicate feminine nouns.
What is the Italian word for day?
The Italian word for day is la giornata — feminine.
Gender across languages
Practice with Accord
Swipe through hundreds of words and master grammatical gender in Italian.