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How do you say "tennis" in Italian?
il tennis
In Italian, "tennis" is il tennis.
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Pronunciation
TEN-nees. Stress on first syllable, with double 'n' sound, English pronunciation applies.
Grammar notes
Masculine, article il. Plural is tennis (unchanged). English loanword, no change.
Example sentence
Gioca a tennis ogni domenica.
He plays tennis every Sunday.
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How to remember il tennis
Tennis is the same word in Italian. Think of the two n's bouncing like a tennis ball.
Related words
- arrow la freccia
- ball la palla
- baseball il baseball
- frisbee il frisbee
- horse riding l’equitazione
- martial arts le arti marziali
- roller skates i pattini
- table tennis il ping pong
- wrestling il wrestling
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Questions about il tennis
How do you say "tennis" in Italian?
In Italian, "tennis" is il tennis. It is a noun.
Is il tennis masculine or feminine?
Masculine, article il. Plural is tennis (unchanged). English loanword, no change.
How is il tennis used in a sentence?
Use il tennis as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Gioca a tennis ogni domenica. (He plays tennis every Sunday.).
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