DISPENSA
IL PLURALE
THE RULES WORDS that end with o in the singular, change to i in the plural WORDS that end with a in the singular, change to e in the plural WORDS that end with e in the singular, change to i in the plural:
o ► i a ► e e ► i
GIORNO => GIORNI (day => days) LIBRO => LIBRI (book => books)
CASA => CASE (house => houses) DONNA => DONNE (woman => women)
STUDENTE => STUDENTI (masculine: student) LEZIONE => LEZIONI (feminine: lecture) |
Nouns ending with < o> usually are MASCULINE GIORNO BELLO => GIORNI BELLI
(beautiful day => beautiful days)
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Nouns ending with < a > usually
are FEMININE The rule applies both to nouns (things) and adjectives (qualities) CASA MODERNA => CASE MODERNE
(nodern house =>modern houses)
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Nouns that end with < e >
in the singular, change to < i >
in the plural: STUDENTE INTELLIGENTE =>
STUDENTI INTELLIGENTI
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GRAMMAR |
Let's mix things together:
CASA GRANDE =>
CASE GRANDI studentessa
ends with a, the plural is
e = studentesse APPARTAMENTO ELEGANTE = > APPARTAMENTI ELEGANTI
appartamento ends with o, the plural is i
= appartamenti |
more examples and a challenge
ESERCIZIO
your answers singolare | your answers plurale | |
small house | la | le |
big building palazzo | il | i |
old farm fattoria | la | le |
new factory | la | le |
young man | il | gli |
little male child | il | i |
friendly woman | la | le |
nice boy | il | i |
good mother | la | le |
kind father | il | i |
mean sister | la | le |
obnoxious brother | il | i |
famous uncle | lo | gli |
rich aunt | la | le |
old cousin (m) | il | i |
beautiful cousin (f) | la | le |
difficult day | il | i |
warm evening | la | le |
cold night | la | le |
long year | l' | gli |
short month | il | i |