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How do you say "desert" in Italian?
il deserto
In Italian, "desert" is il deserto.
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Pronunciation
Say deserto out loud a few times, with the stress falling naturally on the second-to-last syllable.
Grammar notes
il deserto is masculine. Its plural is deserti.
Example sentence
Il deserto si estendeva per miglia di sabbia.
The desert stretched for miles of sand.
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How to remember il deserto
Connect il deserto to the moment in "The desert stretched for miles of sand" so the word has a scene to live in, not just a definition.
Related words
- rainbow l' arcobaleno
- thunder il tuono
- storm la tempesta
- hurricane l' uragano
- tornado il tornado
- frost il gelo
- drought la siccità
- flood l' alluvione
- earthquake il terremoto
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Questions about il deserto
How do you pronounce il deserto?
Say deserto out loud a few times, with the stress falling naturally on the second-to-last syllable.
Is il deserto masculine or feminine?
il deserto is masculine. il deserto is masculine. Its plural is deserti.
How is il deserto used in Italian?
il deserto is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Il deserto si estendeva per miglia di sabbia. (The desert stretched for miles of sand.).
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