🇮🇹 Italian

modo

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

il modo

way

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modo
/il ˈmɔːdo/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say modo in Italian?

IPA
/il ˈmɔːdo/

How do you pronounce modo in Italian?

modo is pronounced /il ˈmɔːdo/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il modo giusto per risolvere questo problema è molto importante.

The right way to solve this problem is very important.

Abbiamo trovato un modo nuovo e innovativo per migliorare il nostro lavoro.

We found a new and innovative way to improve our work.

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Why is it masculine?

Modo is masculine because it derives from Latin "modus" (masculine), which referred to a measure, manner, or mode, and Italian inherited its gender along with the word itself through the regular sound changes of Romance language evolution.

What is the Italian word for way?

The Italian word for way is il modo — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇪🇸 Spanishmanera flips!lafeminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesejeitoomasculine

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