🇮🇹 Italian

sconfitte

feminine

le sconfitte

defeats

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sconfitte
/le skonˈfitte/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say sconfitte in Italian?

IPA
/le skonˈfitte/

How do you pronounce sconfitte in Italian?

sconfitte is pronounced /le skonˈfitte/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La sconfitta decisiva della nostra squadra ha cambiato tutto il campionato.

The decisive defeat of our team changed the entire championship.

Quella sconfitta terribile l'ha resa più forte e determinata.

That terrible defeat made her stronger and more determined.

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Why is it feminine?

Sconfitte is feminine because it is the feminine form of the past participle "sconfitto" (from "sconfiggere," to defeat). In Italian, past participles used as adjectives or nouns agree in gender with their referent. The -a ending marks the feminine singular form, following Italian's standard pattern where feminine nouns and adjectives typically end in -a.

What is the Italian word for defeats?

The Italian word for defeats is le sconfitte — feminine.

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