🇮🇹 Italian

lezione

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feminine

la lezione

lesson

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lezione
/la letˈtsjoːne/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say lezione in Italian?

IPA
/la letˈtsjoːne/

How do you pronounce lezione in Italian?

lezione is pronounced /la letˈtsjoːne/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La lezione difficile di matematica mi ha insegnato l'importanza della pazienza.

The difficult lesson in mathematics taught me the importance of patience.

Quella lezione interessante mi ha ispirata a diventare un'insegnante.

That interesting lesson inspired me to become a teacher.

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Why is it feminine?

Lezione is feminine because it derives from the Latin "lectio" (feminine noun), which comes from "legere" (to read); Latin nouns ending in "-tio" were typically feminine, and this grammatical gender was preserved when the word evolved into Italian.

What is the Italian word for lesson?

The Italian word for lesson is la lezione — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchleçonlafeminine
🇪🇸 Spanishlecciónlafeminine

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