🇮🇹 Italian

ragazzo

masculine

il ragazzo

boy

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ragazzo
/il raˈɡattso/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say ragazzo in Italian?

IPA
/il raˈɡattso/

How do you pronounce ragazzo in Italian?

ragazzo is pronounced /il raˈɡattso/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il ragazzo italiano è molto simpatico e intelligente.

The Italian boy is very nice and intelligent.

Quel ragazzo alto e biondo è il mio migliore amico.

That tall blond boy is my best friend.

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Why is it masculine?

Ragazzo (boy) is a masculine noun in Italian. Its etymology is uncertain, but it may derive from Latin "*radius" (rod/stick) through a diminutive form, or possibly from other Romance sources. The word inherited masculine gender from its Latin or proto-Romance origin. In Italian, the masculine gender is reinforced by the -o ending, which is the typical masculine singular ending in the language.

What is the Italian word for boy?

The Italian word for boy is il ragazzo — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchgarçonlemasculine
🇵🇹 Portuguesemeninoomasculine

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