canadese
/ka.naˈde.ze/feminine, masculine
The English word "canadian" is translated into Italian as canadese.
canadese is used as a noun to refer to a person from Canada. It also functions as an adjective meaning "of or pertaining to Canada." Additionally, the term inglese canadese is used specifically to refer to Canadian English.
Meaning: person from Canada (noun)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
As an adjective, canadese is invariable for gender, meaning the form remains the same whether it is used with masculine or feminine nouns. For plural nouns, the form changes to canadesi, which is used for both masculine and feminine plural contexts.
How do you pronounce it?
/ka.naˈde.ze/. It has 4 syllables with the stress on the 3rd syllable.
Did you know?
- In some Italian dialects or older contexts, the suffix -ese was historically used to denote people from specific cities or regions, not just entire countries.
- The suffix -ese in canadese is the same one used to form many other nationalities, such as inglese for English or giapponese for Japanese.
- The word canadese follows the Italian rule where adjectives ending in -e are gender-neutral in the singular but change to -i for all plurals.
Examples in context
- Tom non è canadese.Tom isn't Canadian.This sentence is useful for showing how to negate the nationality of a male subject with canadese.Tatoeba #2403463 by Guybrush88, translation #2236943 by CK
- Lei non è canadese.You're not Canadian.This sentence is useful for showing how to negate the nationality of a female subject with canadese.Tatoeba #5069809 by Guybrush88, translation #2218233 by CK
- Tu non sei canadese.You aren't Canadian.This sentence is useful for showing how to negate the nationality of a subject with canadese using the informal 'tu' form.Tatoeba #5069807 by Guybrush88, translation #2218234 by CK
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Example conversation
Matteo and Giulia are talking about a new colleague.
- MatteoIl nuovo collega è canadese.The new colleague is Canadian.
- GiuliaDavvero? Di dove è esattamente?Really? Where is he from exactly?
- MatteoÈ un canadese di Toronto.He is a Canadian from Toronto.
- GiuliaChe bello! Vorrei visitarlo un giorno.How nice! I would like to visit it one day.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “canadian” translations and entries canadese, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
