🇮🇹 Italian

macchine

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feminine

le macchine

cars

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macchine
/le ˈmakkine/
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How do you say macchine in Italian?

IPA
/le ˈmakkine/

How do you pronounce macchine in Italian?

macchine is pronounced /le ˈmakkine/ 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?

Macchine 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 cars?

The Italian word for cars is le macchine — feminine.

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