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il motivo
reason
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How do you say motivo in Italian?
How do you pronounce motivo in Italian?
motivo is pronounced /il moˈtiːvo/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Il motivo principale per cui sono venuto è importante.
The main reason why I came is important.
Quel motivo decorativo è bellissimo e molto antico.
That decorative pattern is very beautiful and quite ancient.
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Why is it masculine?
Motivo is masculine because it derives from the Latin "motivus" (adjective meaning "moving" or "causing motion"). In Latin, the masculine form of this adjective was "motivus." Italian inherited this grammatical gender through regular sound changes, where Latin masculine adjectives and nouns ending in -us regularly became -o in Italian. The -o ending in Italian consistently marks masculine nouns descended from Latin masculine forms.
What is the Italian word for reason?
The Italian word for reason is il motivo — masculine.
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