🇮🇹 Italian

vite

feminine

le vite

lives

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vite
/le ˈviːte/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say vite in Italian?

IPA
/le ˈviːte/

How do you pronounce vite in Italian?

vite is pronounced /le ˈviːte/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La vita moderna è molto stressante e complicata.

Modern life is very stressful and complicated. (The feminine article 'la' and feminine adjectives 'moderna' and 'complicata' agree with the feminine noun 'vita')

La mia vita è diventata più bella e consapevole dopo questo viaggio.

My life has become more beautiful and conscious after this trip. (The feminine possessive 'mia' and feminine adjectives 'bella' and 'consapevole' must agree with the feminine 'vita')

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Why is it feminine?

Vite is feminine in Italian because it derives from Latin "vita" (life), which was feminine in Latin due to its first declension ending (-a), a category that was predominantly feminine in the classical language. This grammatical gender was preserved when Latin evolved into Italian and other Romance languages.

What is the Italian word for lives?

The Italian word for lives is le vite — feminine.

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