How do you say "police officer" in Italian?

In Italian, "police officer" is il poliziotto. It is a noun.

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il poliziotto is written using the Latin alphabet. Pronounce each syllable clearly, following Italian pronunciation rules.

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How do you say "police officer" in Italian?

In Italian, "police officer" is il poliziotto. It is a noun. The word is spelled il poliziotto and pronounced as written, following Italian pronunciation rules.

Is il poliziotto masculine or feminine?

Italian nouns are either masculine or feminine. The gender of il poliziotto is reflected in its article: il/lo (masculine) or la (feminine).

How is il poliziotto used in a sentence?

Use il poliziotto as you would use the equivalent noun in English. In Italian, word order and agreement rules determine how il poliziotto fits into a sentence.

This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Italian language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.