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How do you say "scissors" in Italian?
le forbici
In Italian, "scissors" is le forbici.
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Pronunciation
for-BEE-chee. Stress BEE. The double 'bb' is a single 'b', and 'bici' is pronounced 'bee-chee'.
Grammar notes
Feminine plural noun: le forbici. Although it ends in 'i', it is feminine and plural. There is no singular 'forbica' in modern use.
Example sentence
Taglio la carta con le forbici.
I cut the paper with scissors.
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How to remember le forbici
Forbici comes from Latin 'forfex', the original word for scissors. The Italian and English words both trace back to this root.
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Questions about le forbici
How do you say "scissors" in Italian?
In Italian, "scissors" is le forbici. It is a noun.
Is le forbici masculine or feminine?
Feminine plural noun: le forbici. Although it ends in 'i', it is feminine and plural. There is no singular 'forbica' in modern use.
How is le forbici used in a sentence?
Use le forbici as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Taglio la carta con le forbici. (I cut the paper with scissors.).
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