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How do you say "tenth" in Italian?
il decimo
In Italian, "tenth" is il decimo.
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Pronunciation
Pronounce decimo de-ci-mo-style, leaning harder on ci. Make sure the vowels stay pure and don't drift into an English diphthong.
Grammar notes
il decimo is masculine. Its plural is decimi.
Example sentence
Abbiamo festeggiato il nostro decimo anniversario.
We celebrated our tenth anniversary.
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How to remember il decimo
Build a tiny story around "We celebrated our tenth anniversary." and drop decimo into it as the key prop.
Related words
- sixth la sesta
- seventh il settimo
- eighth l' ottavo
- ninth il nono
- pair la coppia
- quadruple il quadruplo
- percentage la percentuale
- fraction la frazione
- average la media
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Questions about il decimo
How do you pronounce il decimo?
Pronounce decimo de-ci-mo-style, leaning harder on ci. Make sure the vowels stay pure and don't drift into an English diphthong.
Is il decimo masculine or feminine?
il decimo is masculine. il decimo is masculine. Its plural is decimi.
How is il decimo used in Italian?
il decimo is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Abbiamo festeggiato il nostro decimo anniversario. (We celebrated our tenth anniversary.).
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