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How do you say "suburb" in Italian?
il sobborgo
In Italian, "suburb" is il sobborgo.
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Pronunciation
For sobborgo, sound it out so-bbo-rgo and push the stress onto bbo. That doubled bb needs a firmer, longer sound than a single one would.
Grammar notes
il sobborgo is masculine. Its plural is sobborghi.
Example sentence
Si trasferirono in un sobborgo tranquillo.
They moved to a quiet suburb.
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How to remember il sobborgo
Hold onto the image from "They moved to a quiet suburb." — that's the peg you hang sobborgo on.
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
- countryside la campagna
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Questions about il sobborgo
How do you pronounce il sobborgo?
For sobborgo, sound it out so-bbo-rgo and push the stress onto bbo. That doubled bb needs a firmer, longer sound than a single one would.
Is il sobborgo masculine or feminine?
il sobborgo is masculine. il sobborgo is masculine. Its plural is sobborghi.
How is il sobborgo used in Italian?
il sobborgo is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Si trasferirono in un sobborgo tranquillo. (They moved to a quiet suburb.).
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