Noun Formations Italian 1

Formation of Italian Plural Nouns Ending in -O Italian singular nouns that end in -o form the plural by changing the ending to –i ESEMPI: Singular - Plural Bambino - bambini impiegato - impiegati sasso - sassi Coltello - coltelli

Formation of Italian Plural Nouns Ending in -O Nouns ending in -ìo (with a stressed i) form regular plurals ending in -ìi: ESEMPI Singular - Plural 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 -E 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 -E 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

Adesso Practichiamo! 1. il gatto - __________ 8. i libri - ____________ 2. il leone - __________ 9. le ragazze - ____________ 3. la donna - __________ 10. i padri - _____________ 4. il giudice - ___________ 11. i genitori - ____________ 5. la macchina - ____________ 12. le madri - ____________ 6. il gelato - ___________ 13. i mariti - _____________ 7. la sedia - ____________ 14. le mogli - _____________