No. 649 in Swedish
italienska
"Italienska" means "Italian" (the Italian language) in English.
In a sentence
Jag studerar italienska på kvällarna.
I study Italian in the evenings.
In this sentence, 'italienska' refers to the Italian language, which the speaker is studying.
Hennes favoriträtt är italienska köttbullar.
Her favorite dish is Italian meatballs.
Here, 'italienska' modifies the noun 'köttbullar', indicating that the meatballs are prepared in the Italian style.
Hon är en italiensk artist.
She is an Italian artist.
In this sentence, the related form 'italiensk' describes the nationality or origin of the artist.
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