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feminine
la porta
door
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/la ˈpɔrta/
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How do you say porta in Italian?
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/la ˈpɔrta/
How do you pronounce porta in Italian?
porta is pronounced /la ˈpɔrta/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La porta rossa è chiusa, ma la porta blu è aperta.
The red door is closed, but the blue door is open.
Quella porta antica è molto bella e preziosa.
That ancient door is very beautiful and precious.
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Why is it feminine?
Porta is feminine in Italian because it derives from Latin "porta" (gate/door), which was feminine in Latin due to its ending in -a, a common feminine marker in Latin's first declension. This -a ending became the standard feminine singular ending in Romance languages like Italian.
What is the Italian word for door?
The Italian word for door is la porta — feminine.
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