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How do you say "basement" in Italian?
il seminterrato
In Italian, "basement" is il seminterrato.
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Pronunciation
Sound out seminterrato slowly at first, with the stress falling naturally on the second-to-last syllable, and hold the double rr a touch longer than you would in English.
Grammar notes
il seminterrato is masculine. Its plural is seminterrati.
Example sentence
Conservavano vecchie scatole nel seminterrato.
They stored old boxes in the basement.
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How to remember il seminterrato
Anchor il seminterrato to something concrete from "They stored old boxes in the basement" so your brain has a hook beyond the spelling.
Related words
- mattress il materasso
- pillow il cuscino
- sheet il lenzuolo
- curtain il sipario
- rug il tappeto
- wardrobe l' armadio
- closet l' armadio
- faucet il rubinetto
- sink il lavandino
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Questions about il seminterrato
How do you pronounce il seminterrato?
Sound out seminterrato slowly at first, with the stress falling naturally on the second-to-last syllable, and hold the double rr a touch longer than you would in English.
Is il seminterrato masculine or feminine?
il seminterrato is masculine. il seminterrato is masculine. Its plural is seminterrati.
How is il seminterrato used in Italian?
il seminterrato is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Conservavano vecchie scatole nel seminterrato. (They stored old boxes in the basement.).
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