Skip to content

gif

GIF (animated image file)

noun jeef Rare

Usage Note

Gif is an invariable loanword from English (Graphics Interchange Format), used in Italian exactly as in English for short looping animated images. Its grammatical gender is feminine (la gif, le gif) in most Italian style guides, though masculine usage also occurs online. The plural is unchanged: le gif.

Examples

"Mi ha mandato una gif divertente."

Natural Translation

She sent me a funny GIF.

Explore Italian by topic