🇮🇹 Italian

pensione

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feminine

la pensione

pension

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pensione
/la penˈsjoːne/
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How do you say pensione in Italian?

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/la penˈsjoːne/

How do you pronounce pensione in Italian?

pensione is pronounced /la penˈsjoːne/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La pensione italiana è molto bassa e i pensionati devono vivere con parsimonia.

The Italian pension is very low and retirees must live frugally.

Quella piccola pensione di montagna è diventata famosa per la sua cucina tradizionale.

That small mountain pension/inn became famous for its traditional cooking.

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Why is it feminine?

Pensione is feminine because it derives from the Latin noun "pensio" (payment, pension). The Italian suffix "-ione" consistently produces feminine nouns in Italian, having evolved from Latin feminine noun endings. Words ending in "-ione" are almost always feminine in Italian.

What is the Italian word for pension?

The Italian word for pension is la pensione — feminine.

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