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How do you say "bicycle" in Italian?
la bicicletta
In Italian, "bicycle" is la bicicletta.
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Pronunciation
bee-chee-KLET-tah. Stress KLET. Four syllables, smooth. Double 'c' is a single 'c', and 'tta' makes a 'ttah' sound.
Grammar notes
Feminine noun, plural le biciclette. Ends in 'a', which is feminine. Derived from 'bi' (two) and Latin 'cycletta' (wheel).
Example sentence
Vado in bicicletta al parco.
I go to the park by bicycle.
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How to remember la bicicletta
Bicicletta = bi (two) plus cycletta (wheel). A bicycle has two wheels, so the name describes it perfectly.
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- archery il tiro con l'arco
- arrow la freccia
- bat la mazza
- frisbee il frisbee
- ice hockey l’hockey su ghiaccio
- rugby il rugby
- skiing lo sci
- sneakers le scarpe da ginnastica
- weightlifting il sollevamento pesi
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Questions about la bicicletta
How do you say "bicycle" in Italian?
In Italian, "bicycle" is la bicicletta. It is a noun.
Is la bicicletta masculine or feminine?
Feminine noun, plural le biciclette. Ends in 'a', which is feminine. Derived from 'bi' (two) and Latin 'cycletta' (wheel).
How is la bicicletta used in a sentence?
Use la bicicletta as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Vado in bicicletta al parco. (I go to the park by bicycle.).
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