🇮🇹 Italian

poliziotti

masculine

i poliziotti

policemen

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poliziotti
/i polittsjˈɔtti/
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How do you say poliziotti in Italian?

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/i polittsjˈɔtti/

How do you pronounce poliziotti in Italian?

poliziotti is pronounced /i polittsjˈɔtti/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il poliziotto italiano ha arrestato il criminale con coraggio straordinario.

The Italian policeman arrested the criminal with extraordinary courage.

Quel poliziotto giovane è stato promosso perché era molto bravo nel suo lavoro.

That young policeman was promoted because he was very good at his job.

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Why is it masculine?

Poliziotti is masculine because it derives from "polizia" (police), and the diminutive suffix "-otto" was added to create a noun meaning "policeman." In Italian, the diminutive suffix "-otto" when applied to feminine nouns (polizia is feminine) typically produces masculine nouns. The masculine singular ending "-o" confirms its gender classification.

What is the Italian word for policemen?

The Italian word for policemen is i poliziotti — masculine.

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