🇮🇹 Italian

leggi

feminine

le leggi

laws

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leggi
/le ˈlɛddʒi/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say leggi in Italian?

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/le ˈlɛddʒi/

How do you pronounce leggi in Italian?

leggi is pronounced /le ˈlɛddʒi/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La legge italiana è molto complicata e richiede anni di studio per essere compresa appieno.

The Italian law is very complicated and requires years of study to be fully understood.

Questa nuova legge ambientale è stata approvata dal parlamento per proteggere le foreste.

This new environmental law was approved by parliament to protect the forests.

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Why is it feminine?

Leggi is feminine because it derives from the Latin "lex, legis," which was feminine in gender. Italian retained this gender classification through its Romance language evolution. The Latin nominative form "lex" evolved into the Italian feminine noun "legge," following the regular sound changes and gender patterns that characterize Italian's development from Latin, where the "-e" ending became characteristic of many feminine nouns.

What is the Italian word for laws?

The Italian word for laws is le leggi — feminine.

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