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Erbe is feminine in Italian. The article is le, so the full form is le erbe ("grasses").
FEMININEerbe is the plural of erba
le erbe — grasses
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How do you say erbe in Italian?
How do you pronounce erbe in Italian?
erbe is pronounced /le ˈɛrbe/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La erba verde del prato è molto alta quest'anno.
The green grass of the meadow is very tall this year.
L'erba bagnata dalla pioggia profuma meravigliosamente.
The grass wet from the rain smells wonderfully.
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Why is it feminine?
Erbe is feminine because it derives from Latin "herba," which was feminine in the second declension (-a ending words were typically feminine), and Italian retained this gender classification through regular sound changes. The -a ending in Italian continues to mark most feminine nouns, maintaining the grammatical gender from its Latin ancestor.
What is the Italian word for grasses?
The Italian word for grasses is le erbe — feminine.
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