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la macchina
car
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How do you say macchina in Italian?
How do you pronounce macchina in Italian?
macchina is pronounced /la ˈmakkina/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La macchina rossa è molto veloce e affidabile.
The red car is very fast and reliable.
La mia macchina nuova ha degli ottimi pneumatici.
My new car has excellent tires.
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Why is it feminine?
Macchina is feminine because it derives from Latin "machina," which was itself feminine, likely influenced by Greek "mēkhanē" (μηχανή), a word that carried feminine gender in Greek and retained it through Latin into Italian. The gender assignment in the ancient languages may relate to early associations or simply conventional grammatical patterns that have persisted through the Romance languages.
What is the Italian word for car?
The Italian word for car is la macchina — feminine.
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