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il rosso
red
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How do you say rosso in Italian?
How do you pronounce rosso in Italian?
rosso is pronounced /il ˈrosso/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Il rosso è il colore preferito di mio fratello, quindi ha scelto una macchina rossa.
Red is my brother's favorite color, so he chose a red car. (Shows that 'il rosso' [masculine noun meaning the color red] requires masculine article and adjective agreement, while 'rossa' [feminine] agrees with 'macchina')
Quel rosso intenso non è adatto per le pareti; preferisco un rosso più chiaro.
That intense red is not suitable for the walls; I prefer a lighter red. (Shows 'rosso' [masculine] taking masculine adjectives 'intenso' and 'chiaro', demonstrating why gender agreement matters when describing shades of red)
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Why is it masculine?
Rosso is masculine because it derives from Latin "russus," which was a masculine adjective in the second declension, and Italian preserved this grammatical gender through regular sound changes. In Romance languages, Latin masculine adjectives typically remained masculine, maintaining the -o ending that marked masculine singular forms in Latin.
What is the Italian word for red?
The Italian word for red is il rosso — masculine.
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