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settimana

week

noun set-tee-MAH-nah Common
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Origin: From Latin septimana, from septem (seven).

Usage Note

Settimana is feminine. La settimana scorsa = 'last week,' la settimana prossima = 'next week,' questa settimana = 'this week.' The compound fine settimana (or weekend) means 'weekend.' Days of the week in Italian are all masculine except domenica (Sunday), which is feminine.

Examples

"Ci vediamo la settimana prossima."

Natural Translation

We will see each other next week.

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