NOTES
(from Duolingo)
The most common noun classes in Italian are the following:
- Nouns ending in a in the singular and e in the plural (la ragazza | le ragazze). Most nouns in this class are feminine.
- Nouns ending in o in the singular and i in the plural (il ragazzo | i ragazzi). Most nouns in this class are masculine.
- Nouns ending in e in the singular and i in the plural (il pesce | i pesci). Nouns in this class can be any gender.
- Nouns ending in a in the singular and i in the plural (il problema | i problemi). Most nouns in this class are masculine.
NOTES
(by DuoItalian)
It is important to know there are some common exceptions to the rules above:
- Words ending with a grave accent, such as la città (the city), only change the final letter of the article, giving you le città (the cities).
- Masculine nouns ending in –co change to –chi in the plural, as in cuoco/cuochi (cook/cooks).
- Feminine nouns ending in –ca change to –che in the plural, as in amica/amiche (friend/friends) and mucca/mucche (cow/cows).
TIP: While gatto (cat) is considered masculine, it can be used in a feminine form when specifically describing female cats.
VOCABULARY
(from Duolingo)
| i libri | books |
| gli animali | animals |
| i giornali | newspapers |
| i cavalli | horses |
| i pesci | fish |
| i piatti | plates |
| le gatte | cats (fem.) |
| i gatti | cats (masc.) |
| gli uccelli | birds |
| le bottiglie | bottles |
| i bicchieri | glasses |
| i cuochi | cooks |
| gli insetti | insects |
| le mele | apples |
| le torte | cakes |
| le farfalle | butterflies |
| le mucche | cows |
| le banane | bananas |
| i polli | chickens |
| i biscotti | cookies |
| gli elefanti | elephants |
| le caramelle | candies |
| le forchette | forks |
| i cani | dogs |
| i panini | sandwiches |
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