14- Miscellaneous Flashcards

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I would like a kilo of bread, half a kilo of flour, two hundred grams of prosciutto, and half a liter of extra virgin olive oil.

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Vorrei un chilo di pane, mezzo chilo di farina, due etti di prosciutto e un litro di olio extra vergine.

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masculine nouns and adjectives that end in -co and -go form the plural in… il parco bianco l’albergo largo

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-chi -ghi parchi bianchi gli alberghi larghi

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plural of nouns and adjectives that en in -ico is… — … if the stress on not on the syllable that precedes -co il meccanico simpatico il medico antipatico

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-ici il meccanico –> i meccanici simpatico –> simpatici il medico –> i medici antipatico –> antipatici exceptions exist, i.e. “amico” and “amici”

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nouns and adjectives that end in -ca and -ga form the plural in… la banca simpatica la targa lunga

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-che and -ghe la banca –> le banche simpatica –> simpatiche la targa –> le targhe lunga –> lunghe

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most nouns that end in -io form the plural in… however, if the “i” in the singular “-io” is stressed, then the plural ends in… l’ufficio postale il negozio lo zio l’addio

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-i -ii l’ufficio postale –> gli uffici postali il negozio –> i negozi lo zio –> gli zii l’addio –> gli adii

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most nouns that end in the -ia also retain the -i in the plural when the -i is stressed in the singular la profumeria la farmacia la tabaccheria la pasticceria

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la profumeria –> le profumerie la farmacia –> le farmacie la tabaccheria –> le tabaccherie la pasticceria –> le pasticcerie

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Some masculine nouns that end in -a form the plural in -i. These nouns derive from greek and usually end in… il clima il problema il diploma il dilemma il poeta il sistema il programma il tema

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-ma and -ta il clima –> i climi il problema –> i problemi il diploma –> i diplomi il dilemma –> i dilemmi il poeta –> i poeti il sistema –> i sistemi il programma –> i programmi il tema –> i temi

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