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How do you say "fork" in Italian?
la forchetta
In Italian, "fork" is la forchetta.
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Pronunciation
for-KHET-tah. The 'ch' sound in Italian is like the 'k' in 'kit', and the final 'a' is short and clear.
Grammar notes
Feminine noun, plural le forchette. It's a regular noun with no special forms. Use 'la forchetta' for singular, 'le forchette' for plural.
Example sentence
Mi piace mangiare la pasta con la forchetta.
I like to eat pasta with a fork.
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How to remember la forchetta
Forchetta contains the root 'for' which appears in many fork-related words across Romance languages. It comes from Latin 'furca', a prong or fork.
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Questions about la forchetta
How do you say "fork" in Italian?
In Italian, "fork" is la forchetta. It is a noun.
Is la forchetta masculine or feminine?
Feminine noun, plural le forchette. It's a regular noun with no special forms. Use 'la forchetta' for singular, 'le forchette' for plural.
How is la forchetta used in a sentence?
Use la forchetta as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Mi piace mangiare la pasta con la forchetta. (I like to eat pasta with a fork.).
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