🇮🇹 Italian

verde

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masculine

il verde

green

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verde
/il ˈvɛrde/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say verde in Italian?

IPA
/il ˈvɛrde/

How do you pronounce verde in Italian?

verde is pronounced /il ˈvɛrde/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il verde intenso della foresta amazzonica è affascinante.

The intense green of the Amazon rainforest is fascinating.

Preferisco il verde scuro per le pareti del mio salotto.

I prefer the dark green for the walls of my living room.

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Why is it masculine?

Verde is an invariable adjective in Italian that functions as both masculine and feminine (and neuter in form). It derives from Latin "viridis" and belongs to a class of Italian adjectives ending in -e that do not change form based on gender or number. When used attributively or predicatively, "verde" maintains the same form regardless of the gender of the noun it modifies (e.g., "il libro verde", "la casa verde").

What is the Italian word for green?

The Italian word for green is il verde — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchvertlemasculine
🇵🇹 Portugueseverdeomasculine

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