In Italian, "ball-point pen" is la penna a sfera. It is a noun.
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Buy on SteamIn Italian, "ball-point pen" is la penna a sfera. It is a noun. The word is spelled la penna a sfera and pronounced as written, following Italian pronunciation rules.
Italian nouns are either masculine or feminine. The gender of la penna a sfera is reflected in its article: il/lo (masculine) or la (feminine).
Use la penna a sfera as you would use the equivalent noun in English. In Italian, word order and agreement rules determine how la penna a sfera fits into a sentence.
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