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la ricerca
research
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How do you say ricerca in Italian?
How do you pronounce ricerca in Italian?
ricerca is pronounced /la riˈtʃerka/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La ricerca scientifica più recente ha dimostrato risultati straordinari.
The most recent scientific research has demonstrated extraordinary results.
Quella ricerca è stata molto difficile e lunga, ma alla fine l'abbiamo completata.
That research was very difficult and long, but in the end we completed it.
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Why is it feminine?
Ricerca is feminine because it ends in -a, following the productive feminine gender class of Italian nouns inherited from Latin first-declension feminines. It derives from the Latin verb "recercare" (to search again), and the noun form "ricerca" (search, research) retained the feminine -a ending through Italian's evolution.
What is the Italian word for research?
The Italian word for research is la ricerca — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 French | recherche | la | feminine |
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | investigación | la | feminine |
| 🇵🇹 Portuguese | pesquisa | a | feminine |
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