ventitré
Literal Breakdown
| Recording | English | Italian | Learn |
|---|---|---|---|
| twenty (20) | venti | ||
| three (3) | tre |
Notes
In Italian, most words are stressed on the second-to-last syllable. This is called parola piana (the default stress pattern).
Examples:
- casa → CA-sa
- amico → a-MI-co
but ventitré breaks that rule, since it is stressed on the last syllable: ven-ti-TRÉ.
So the accent ´ is written to show the unusual final-syllable stress.
Summary
The Italian translation for “twenty-three (23)” is ventitré. The Italian, ventitré, can be broken down into 2 parts:"twenty (20)" (venti) and "three (3)" (tre).Practice Lesson
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