🇮🇹 Italian

ragioni

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feminine

le ragioni

reasons

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ragioni
/le raˈdʒoːni/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say ragioni in Italian?

IPA
/le raˈdʒoːni/

How do you pronounce ragioni in Italian?

ragioni is pronounced /le raˈdʒoːni/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La ragione principale per cui sono venuto è incontrarti.

The main reason why I came is to meet you. (The adjective 'principale' and article 'la' must agree with the feminine noun 'ragione')

Quella ragione è completamente sbagliata e inaccettabile.

That reason is completely wrong and unacceptable. (The demonstrative 'quella', and adjectives 'sbagliata' and 'inaccettabile' must all use feminine forms to agree with 'ragione')

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Why is it feminine?

Ragioni is feminine because it derives from Latin "ratio" (nominative), which belonged to the third declension. The accusative form "rationem" with its "-em" ending regularly evolved into Italian's feminine "-e" ending, resulting in "ragione." This is a common pattern in Italian where third-declension Latin nouns with accusative forms ending in "-em" regularly became feminine nouns ending in "-e."

What is the Italian word for reasons?

The Italian word for reasons is le ragioni — feminine.

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