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nounnounadjective

l’italien

Italian

Qui vient d’Italie ou qui est lié à ce pays, à ses habitants ou à sa langue.

Definition & meaning

Italien means Italian: relating to Italy, its people, language, or culture.

As a noun, un Italien means an Italian man or person, while l’italien means the Italian language.

Grammar & Word origin

  • Adjective: italien (masculine singular), italienne (feminine singular), italiens (masculine plural), italiennes (feminine plural).
  • Noun: Italien and Italienne are capitalized when referring to people. The adjective and the name of the language are lowercase.
  • Derived from Italie , the French name for Italy.

Synonyms & antonyms

There is no exact synonym or direct antonym. Other nationalities, such as français (“French”), contrast with italien in context but are not true antonyms.

Common phrases & collocations

  • cuisine italienne — Italian cuisine
  • parler italien — to speak Italian
  • un restaurant italien — an Italian restaurant

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Examples

Je parle un peu italien.noun

I speak a little Italian.

Marie étudie l'italien chaque jour.noun

Marie studies Italian every day.

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