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 ALL nouns are either masculine or feminine  Most nouns referring to males are masculine › padre, cugino  Most nouns referring to females are feminine.

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2  ALL nouns are either masculine or feminine  Most nouns referring to males are masculine › padre, cugino  Most nouns referring to females are feminine › madre, cugina

3  Even objects have genders  Nouns ending in ”o” and “ore” are usually masculine › libro, esercizio, attore  Nouns ending in “a” are usually feminine › casa, mela, penna  Nouns ending in “rice” or “ione” are feminine › attrice, lezione, stazione

4  Nouns ending in ”e” can be masculine or feminine; when learning these words, learn them with the definite article › il padre, il leone › la madre, la voce  Some nouns ending in “a” may be masculine or feminine; these usually refer to people › il turista, la turista › il pianista, la pianista

5  un - use before a masculine singular noun that begins with a consonant ( not “z” or “s” + consonant) or a vowel › un libro › un cane › un amico Indefinite articles translate as “a” or “an”.

6  uno - use before a masculine singular noun that begins with “z” or “s” + consonant › uno zio › uno studente Indefinite articles translate as “a” or “an”.

7  una - use before a feminine singular noun that begins with a consonant › una penna › una sorella › una zia Indefinite articles translate as “a” or “an”.

8  un’ - use before a feminine singular noun that begins with a vowel › un’entrata › un’amica Indefinite articles translate as “a” or “an”.

9  fratello ununounaun’

10  matita ununounaun’

11  insalata ununounaun’

12  stomaco ununounaun’

13  albero ununounaun’

14  aula ununounaun’

15  zero ununounaun’

16  scrivania ununounaun’

17  specchio ununounaun’

18  quaderno ununounaun’

19  zio ununounaun’

20  zia ununounaun’

21  dizionario ununounaun’

22  ora ununounaun’

23 Un, uno, una o un’? Complete the sentence with the appropriate article. 1) Ecco _________ragazza. 2) Ecco _______cugina. 3) Giovanni è ________ zio. 4) Mario è _________ amico. 5) Carla è__________amica. 6) La signora Bertini è _______ maestra di italiano. 7) Pietro è _______ ragazzo. una uno un un’ una un

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25  il - use before a masculine noun that is singular › il ragazzo  la - use before a feminine noun that is singular › la ragazza Definite articles are translated as “the”.

26  il - masculine singular › il ragazzo  la – feminine singular › la ragazza  l’ - IF it is singular AND begins with a vowel › l’amico › l’amica Definite articles are translated as “the”.

27  il - masculine singular › il ragazzo  la – feminine singular › la ragazza  lo - IF it is masculine AND begins with a “z” or “s” + consonant › lo zio › lo studente Definite articles are translated as “the”.

28 Il, la, l’ o lo? Complete the sentence with the appropriate article. 1) ________ragazza è americana. 2) _______amica è francese. 3) ________studente è inglese. 4) ______ amico si chiama Giovanni. 5) ______ sorella si chiama Andrea. 6) ______ zio di Maria si chiama Alberto. 7) _______ragazzo si chiama Pietro. La L’ Lo L’ La Lo Il

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30  Nouns ending in “o”, change “o” to “i” › il libroi libri › il ragazzoi ragazzi  Feminine nouns ending in “a”, change “a” to “e” › la casale case › la ragazzale ragazze  Masculine nouns ending in “a”, change “a” to “i” › il programmai programmi › il turistai turisti

31  Both masculine and feminine nouns ending in “e”, change “e” to “i” › il canei cani › il padrei padri › la vocele voci › la madrele madri

32  consonant or vowel does not matter  le – feminine plural › le case › le ragazze › le madri › le entrate In the plural, all feminine nouns have the same form of the definite article.

33  i – masculine plural if noun begins with a consonant ( not “ z” or “s” + consonant) › i cani › i ragazzi › i padri  in other words, il changes to i In the plural, there are two masculine forms of the definite article.

34  gli – masculine plural if noun begins with “ z” or “s” + consonant › gli zii › gli studenti  in other words, lo changes to gli In the plural, there are two masculine forms of the definite article.

35  gli – masculine plural if noun begins with a vowel › gli animali › gli alunni  in other words, l’ (for a masculine noun) changes to gli In the plural, there are two masculine forms of the definite article.

36 Al plurale Change the following phrases to the plural. 1) il libro 2) la carta 3) l’attore 4) la stazione 5) il gatto 6) la penna 7) l’attrice 8) lo zaino i libri le carte gli attori le stazioni i gatti le penne le attrici gli zaini

37  libro illolal’ iglile

38  sorelle illolal’ iglile

39  zio illolal’ iglile

40  uomo illolal’ iglile

41  quaderni illolal’ iglile

42  matita illolal’ iglile

43  specchi illolal’ iglile

44  maestro illolal’ iglile

45  esercizio illolal’ iglile

46  giornali illolal’ iglile

47  calcolatrice illolal’ iglile

48  amici illolal’ iglile

49  sbaglio illolal’ iglile

50  porte illolal’ iglile

51  entrata illolal’ iglile

52  finestra illolal’ iglile

53  elefanti illolal’ iglile

54  vestiti illolal’ iglile

55  calcio illolal’ iglile

56  esame illolal’ iglile

57  telefono illolal’ iglile

58  orologio illolal’ iglile

59  scrivania illolal’ iglile

60  sedie illolal’ iglile


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