sera
la sera
evening
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How do you say sera in Italian?
How do you pronounce sera in Italian?
sera is pronounced /la ˈseːra/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La sera è bella quando il cielo è rosso.
The evening is beautiful when the sky is red. (feminine adjective 'bella' agrees with feminine noun 'sera')
Quella sera particolare mi ha insegnato una lezione importante.
That particular evening taught me an important lesson. (feminine adjective 'particolare' and feminine demonstrative 'quella' agree with feminine 'sera')
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Why is it feminine?
Sera (evening) is feminine because it derives from Latin "sera," which was feminine in gender, following the pattern of first-declension Latin nouns ending in -a that became feminine in Romance languages. This gender assignment was inherited directly through phonetic evolution from Latin to Italian.
What is the Italian word for evening?
The Italian word for evening is la sera — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 French | soir flips! | le | masculine |
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