🇮🇹 Italian

gioventù

feminine

le gioventù

youths

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gioventù
/le dʒovenˈtu/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say gioventù in Italian?

IPA
/le dʒovenˈtu/

How do you pronounce gioventù in Italian?

gioventù is pronounced /le dʒovenˈtu/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La gioventù italiana è molto dinamica e creativa nelle sue iniziative sociali.

Italian youth is very dynamic and creative in its social initiatives.

Quella gioventù ribelle ha sfidato le convenzioni sociali della sua epoca.

That rebellious youth challenged the social conventions of its time.

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Why is it feminine?

Gioventù is feminine because it derives from the Latin "juventus," which was a feminine noun. Italian preserved this grammatical gender from its Latin ancestor. The "-tù" ending in Italian typically signals feminine nouns, particularly those denoting abstract concepts, which reinforced this feminine classification.

What is the Italian word for youths?

The Italian word for youths is le gioventù — feminine.

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