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How do you say "thunder" in Italian?
il tuono
In Italian, "thunder" is il tuono.
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Pronunciation
Say tuono out loud a few times, stressing the syllable right before the last one, as most Italian words do.
Grammar notes
il tuono is masculine. Its plural is tuoni.
Example sentence
Un forte tuono rimbombò nel cielo.
Loud thunder rumbled across the sky.
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How to remember il tuono
Anchor il tuono to something concrete from "Loud thunder rumbled across the sky" so your brain has a hook beyond the spelling.
Related words
- rainbow l' arcobaleno
- storm la tempesta
- hurricane l' uragano
- tornado il tornado
- frost il gelo
- drought la siccità
- flood l' alluvione
- earthquake il terremoto
- volcano il vulcano
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Questions about il tuono
How do you pronounce il tuono?
Say tuono out loud a few times, stressing the syllable right before the last one, as most Italian words do.
Is il tuono masculine or feminine?
il tuono is masculine. il tuono is masculine. Its plural is tuoni.
How is il tuono used in Italian?
il tuono is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Un forte tuono rimbombò nel cielo. (Loud thunder rumbled across the sky.).
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