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MASCULINE AND FEMININE
ARTICOLI INDEFINITI
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Eserczio 1
Translate the words in the table below
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HOMEWORK |
STUDENT (M) |
BLACKBOARD
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CHALK |
GRADE |
PROFESSOR (m)
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NOTEBOOK |
DESK |
PENCIL
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PEN |
PAPER |
PAGE
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BOOK |
MAP |
DOOR
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WINDOW |
PROFESSOR (F) |
STUDENT (F)
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DICTIONARY |
BOOK |
CHAIR
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MASCULINE WORD END (USUALLY) WITH – O
FEMININE WORDS END (USUALLY) WITH – A
WORDS
ENDING WITH –E: SOME ARE MASCULINE, SOME ARE FEMININE
INDEFINITE ARTICLE
Eserczio
2
Translate the words in the table below
Analyze and figure out the
distribution between UN and UNO
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UN LIBRO |
UNO STADIO
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UN QUADERNO |
UNO ZERO
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UN BAMBINO |
UNO STUDIO
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UN GIORNO |
UNO SCIOPERO
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UN ALBERGO
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UNO SPAZIO |
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UN AMICO
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UNO SPARO
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UN OSPITE |
UNO ZOCCOLO |
Looking at the
distribution of indefinite articles and knowing the gender (M or F) of the
nouns,
WHAT RULE DO YOU DERIVE FROM THE DATA IN THE TABLE ABOVE?
When do you use UN and when do you use
UNO?
Look at the beginning of the words.
Explain
Eserczio 3
Observe the distribution now and
refine your rule
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un salto |
uno sgarbo |
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un secchio |
uno sfratto |
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un soldato |
uno sputo |
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un sipario |
uno scempio |
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un salotto |
uno stelo |
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un suono |
uno sregolato |
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Eserczio
4
Observe the distribution of UNA
and UN'
WHAT RULE DO YOU EXTRACT FROM THESE EXAMPLES?
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UNA SEDIA |
UN’AMICA
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UNA STUDENTESSA |
UN’IDEA
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UNA FAMIGLIA |
UN’UNIVERSITA’
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UNA ZONA |
UN’ECO
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UNA SCOPERTA |
UN’ORA
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UNA MAMMA |
UN’INIZIATIVA |
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Eserczio 5
WORDS ending with – E
some are masculine, some are feminine
If masculine they take the
masculine article, either UN or
UNO
if feminine, they take the feminine article,
either UNA or UN'
Based on the rules you discovered,
enter the correct INDEFINITE ARTICLES
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Masculine |
Feminine
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PROFESSORE |
CLASSE
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STUDENTE |
LEZIONE
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OSPEDALE |
STAGIONE
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INCIDENTE
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OSSESSIONE |
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SPERONE (spur) |
LUCE (light)
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For words ending with - e:
Q. "How do you I know if they are masculine or feminine?"
A. "You must learn the word and its gender."
SOME INDICATORS:
- word ending with the
suffix -ione (stazione, stagione, passione etc)
are
FEMININE
English equivalent -ion.
- words ending with
-ore when the suffix -ore
means "performer of an action"
are MASCULINE.
English equivalent: -er attached to a verb stem: Play-er, move-er,
skake-er
Ex: giocatore ("giocare"); navigatore ("navigare"); finitore ("finire")
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