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How do you say "border" in Italian?
il confine
In Italian, "border" is il confine.
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Pronunciation
When you say confine, split it co-nfi-ne and accent nfi. Avoid sliding the vowels the way you would in English — Italian vowels are flat and clean.
Grammar notes
il confine is masculine. Its plural is confini.
Example sentence
Attraversarono il confine in treno.
They crossed the border by train.
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How to remember il confine
Picture the scene "They crossed the border by train." and let confine be the label stuck onto it in your mind.
Related words
- courtyard il cortile
- plaza la piazza
- square la piazza
- monument il monumento
- lighthouse il faro
- pier il molo
- dock il molo
- marina la marina
- suburb il sobborgo
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Questions about il confine
How do you pronounce il confine?
When you say confine, split it co-nfi-ne and accent nfi. Avoid sliding the vowels the way you would in English — Italian vowels are flat and clean.
Is il confine masculine or feminine?
il confine is masculine. il confine is masculine. Its plural is confini.
How is il confine used in Italian?
il confine is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Attraversarono il confine in treno. (They crossed the border by train.).
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