No. 10,286 in Swedish
italiensk
"Italiensk" means "Italian" in English.
In a sentence
Jag älskar italiensk mat.
I love Italian food.
Here, 'italiensk' is used as an adjective describing 'mat' (food), indicating dishes originating from Italy.
Den nya italienska restaurangen är mycket populär.
The new Italian restaurant is very popular.
In this sentence, 'italienska' is the definite form of the adjective 'italiensk', agreeing with 'restaurangen' (the restaurant), which is definite and singular.
Min vän studerar italiensk konst.
My friend studies Italian art.
Here, 'italiensk' is an adjective that modifies 'konst' (art), referring to art originating from Italy.
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