Nouns and Articles
Italian I1
Formation of Italian Plural
Nouns Ending in -O
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Italian singular nouns that end in -o form the plural by
changing the ending to –i
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ESEMPI:
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Singular
-
Plural
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Bambino
-
bambini
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impiegato -
impiegati
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sasso
-
sassi
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Coltello
-
coltelli
Formation of Italian Plural
Nouns Ending in -O
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Nouns ending in -ìo (with a stressed i) form regular
plurals ending in -ìi:
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ESEMPI
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Singular
-
Plural
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zìo
-
zìi
Formation of Italian Plural
Nouns Ending in -O
Nouns ending in -ìo (with an unstressed i) lose the i of the
stem in the plural, therefore ending in -i:
ESEMPI:
Singular
-
Plural
viaggio
-
viaggi
figlio
-
figli
bacio
-
baci
Formation of Italian Plural
Nouns Ending in -A
Nouns Italian singular nouns that end in -a form the plural
with -e:
ESEMPI:
Singular
-
Plural
bambina
-
bambine
figlia
-
figlie
casa
-
case
Formation of Italian Plural
Nouns Ending in -A
Italian singular nouns that end in -e form the plural by
changing the ending to -i, whether the gender of the noun
is masculine or feminine.
ESEMPI:
Singular
-
Plural
la madre
-
le madri
il padre
-
i padri
il leone
-
i leoni
Formation of Italian Plural
Nouns Ending in -A
Italian nouns that end in -ie are invariable in the single and
plural
- only the following do not retain in the plural the same form
as in the singular:
Singular
-
Plural
la moglie
-
le mogli
la superficie - le superfici
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1. il gatto - __________
8. i libri - ____________
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2. il leone - __________
9. le ragazze - ____________
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3. la donna - __________
10. i padri - _____________
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4. il giudice - ___________
11. i genitori - ____________
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5. la macchina - ____________
12. le madri - ____________
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6. il gelato - ___________
13. i mariti - _____________
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7. la sedia - ____________
14. le mogli - _____________