🇮🇹 Italian

tentativo

masculine

il tentativo

attempt

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tentativo
/il tentaˈtiːvo/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say tentativo in Italian?

IPA
/il tentaˈtiːvo/

How do you pronounce tentativo in Italian?

tentativo is pronounced /il tentaˈtiːvo/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il tentativo fallito di scavalcare il muro era ovvio a tutti.

The failed attempt to climb over the wall was obvious to everyone.

Ogni tentativo successivo risultò più difficile del precedente.

Every subsequent attempt turned out to be more difficult than the previous one.

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Why is it masculine?

Tentativo is masculine because it derives from the Latin "tentativus," which inherited the masculine gender from its root "tentare" (to try/attempt), following the standard Italian pattern where agent nouns and abstract nouns formed with the suffix "-ivo" typically retain masculine gender from their Latin origins.

What is the Italian word for attempt?

The Italian word for attempt is il tentativo — masculine.

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