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Nouns: UNIT 1.2 Grammatica
Nouns: UNIT 1.2 Grammatica
1.2
Grammatica
Nouns
NOMI
Italian
nouns
are
either
feminine
or
masculine.
Knowing
the
gender
of
a
noun
is
important
because
articles,
adjectives
and
sometimes
verbs
must
agree
with
the
gender
(feminine
or
masculine)
and
number
(singular
and
plural)
of
the
nouns.
Gender
Nouns
ending
in
–o
are
generally
masculine,
like
…
tavolo,
libro,
quaderno
Nouns
ending
in
–a
are
generally
feminine,
like
…
sedia,
penna,
signora
Nouns
ending
in
–e:
can
be
feminine,
like
…
classe,
stazione,
lezione
or
masculine,
like
…
studente,
ospedale,
signore
Nouns
ending
in
–zione
or
–sione
are
generally
feminine,
like
…
situazione,
organizzazione,
passione
-‐o:
masculine
-‐a
:
feminine
tavolo
(table)
sedia
(chair)
libro
(book)
penna
(pen)
quaderno
(notebook)
signora
(lady,
madam)
-‐e
:
masculine
-‐e
:
feminine
studente
(student,
m.)
classe
(class)
ospedale
(hospital)
stazione
(station)
signore
(sir,
gentleman)
lezione
(lesson)
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UNIT
1.2
Grammatica
Singular
and
plural
nouns
To
form
the
plural
of
a
noun
change
its
ending
as
follows:
-‐o
-‐i
-‐a
-‐e
-‐e
-‐i
tavolo
tavoli
sedia
sedie
studente
studenti
libro
libri
penna
penne
classe
classi
quaderno
quaderni
casa
(house,
home)
case
lezione
lezioni
The
plural
of
feminine
nouns
ending
in
–ca
and
–ga
is
always
–che
and
–ghe
respectively.
Singular
Plural
paga
(paycheck,
salary)
paghe
banca
(bank)
banche
The
plural
of
masculine
nouns
ending
in
–co
and
–go
is
–ci
and
–gi,
or
–chi
and
–ghi.
If
–co
and
–go
are
preceded
by
a
vowel
the
plural
is
–ci
and
-‐gi.
If
–co
and
–go
are
preceded
by
a
consonant
the
plural
is
–chi
and
-‐ghi.
One
exception
to
this
rule
is
noted
below
with
an
asterisk
[*].
Singular
Plural
amico
(friend,
m.)
amici
parco
(park)
parchi
psicologo
(psychologist)
psicologi
lago
(lake)
[*]
laghi
The
following
types
of
nouns
have
the
same
endings
in
the
singular
and
the
plural:
-‐
nouns
that
end
in
an
accented
vowel;
-‐
nouns
of
foreign
origin;
-‐
nouns
that
are
abbreviated.
Singular
Plural
università
(university)
università
caffè
(café)
caffè
bar
(bar)
bar
film
(movie)
film
moto
/
motocicletta
moto
/
motociclette
(motorcycle)
cinema
/
cinematografo)
cinema
/
cinematografi
(movie
theater)
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UNIT
1.2
Grammatica
Notice
that
nouns
ending
in
–io
in
the
singular
double
the
“i”
only
when
the
phonetic
accent
falls
on
the
“i”.
Compare
the
following:
Singular
Plural
negozio
(shop)
negozi
zio
(uncle)
zii
ufficio
(office)
uffici
Notice
that
nouns
ending
in
–cia
or
-‐gia
retain
the
“i”
in
the
plural
only
when
the
phonetic
accent
falls
on
the
“i”
in
the
singular.
Compare
the
following:
Singular
Plural
farmacia
(pharmacy)
farmacie
faccia
(face)
facce
mancia
(tip)
mance
spiaggia
(beach)
spiagge
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