stato
lo stato
state
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How do you say stato in Italian?
How do you pronounce stato in Italian?
stato is pronounced /lo ˈstaːto/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Lo stato italiano è molto antico e ha una storia ricca.
The Italian state is very old and has a rich history.
Lo stato attuale del progetto è preoccupante perché abbiamo perso molti fondi.
The current state of the project is worrying because we lost many funds.
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Why is it masculine?
Stato is masculine because it derives from the Latin "status" (masculine), which originally meant "standing" or "condition" and was a second-declension noun that naturally carried masculine gender into Italian. The masculine gender was preserved as Latin evolved into the Romance languages, following the standard pattern for -us nouns becoming -o nouns in Italian.
What is the Italian word for state?
The Italian word for state is lo stato — masculine.
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