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1
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What is “the black book” in Italian?

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il libro nero

Adjectives agree with nouns in gender and number. Masculine adjectives end in -o.

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Complete the sentence: “la casa…” (the white house).

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bianca

Adjectives agree with nouns in gender and number. Feminine adjectives end in -a.

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Turn “bianco” (white) feminine.

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bianca

Adjectives form their feminine by changing the ending to -a.

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How do adjectives ending in consonants become feminine?

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by adding -a.

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5
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Complete the sentence: “i libri…” (the black books)

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neri

Masculine adjectives become plural by changing the ending to -i.

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Translate “white houses.”

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le case bianche

Feminine djectives become plural by changing the ending to -e.

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Special cases of pluralizing adjectives…

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tend to follow the same rules as nouns.

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List the five most common adjectives that are placed before nouns.

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-bello (beautiful)
-giovane (young)
-vecchio (old)
-piccolo (small, little)
-ricco (rich)

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“Una casa grande” means…

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a big house

noun + grande = big + noun

Some adjectives change meanings when they’re placed before or after the noun.

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“Grande” placed before the nouns means…

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great

grande + noun = great + noun

Some adjectives change meanings when they’re placed before or after the noun.

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“Buono” placed before the noun means…

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kind

buono + noun = kind + noun

Some adjectives change meanings when they’re placed before or after the noun.

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The meaning of “un amico buono” is…

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a good friend

noun + buono = good + noun

Some adjectives change meanings when they’re placed before or after the noun.

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13
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Translate “the wrong book.”

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il malo/cattivo libro

malo/cattivo + noun = wrong + noun

Some adjectives change meanings when they’re placed before or after the noun.

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What does “un libro malo/cattivo” mean?

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a bad book

noun + malo/cattivo = bad + noun

Some adjectives change meanings when they’re placed before or after the noun.

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The meaning of “un nuovo auto” is…

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new (recently gotten) car

nuovo + noun = new (recently gotten) + noun

Some adjectives change meanings when they’re placed before or after the noun.

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State “the brand-new house” in Italian.

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la casa nuova

noun + nuovo = brand-new + noun

Some adjectives change meanings when they’re placed before or after the noun.

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17
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Translate “il povero cane.”

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the poor (unfortunate/miserable) dog

povero + noun = poor (unfortunate/miserable) + noun

Some adjectives change meanings when they’re placed before or after the noun.

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18
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What does “la donna povera” mean?

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the poor (impoverished) woman

noun + povero = poor (impoverished) + noun

Some adjectives change meanings when they’re placed before or after the noun.

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“Il vero giornale” means…

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the real newspaper

vero + noun = real + noun

Some adjectives change meanings when they’re placed before or after the noun.

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20
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How do you say “the true fact” in Italian?

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il fatto vero

noun + vero = true + noun

Some adjectives change meanings when they’re placed before or after the noun.

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The Italian for “a wooden house” is…

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una casa di legno

“di/a + noun” or “in” can be used instead of relative adjectives and designate phenomenon, material, etc.

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22
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Translate “yesterday’s newspaper.”

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il giornale di ieri

The preposition “di” can be combined with other parts of speech to replace relative adjectives.

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23
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Turn “pessimista” (pessimistic) feminine.

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pessimista

Most adjectives that end in -a, -e, -ar, -l, -m, -z in the masculine retain the same form in the feminine.

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The feminine form of “dolce” (sweet) is…

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dolce

Most adjectives that end in -a, -e, -ar, -l, -m, -z in the masculine retain the same form in the feminine.

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What’s the feminine form of “povero” (poor)?

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povera

Some adjectives that end in -a, -e, -ar, -l, -m, -z in the masculine change form in the feminine.

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26
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State the feminine form of “caldo” (hot).

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calda

Some adjectives that end in -a, -e, -ar, -l, -m, -z in the masculine change form in the feminine.

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Turn “cattivo” (bad) feminine.

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cattiva

Some adjectives that end in -a, -e, -ar, -l, -m, -z in the masculine change form in the feminine.

28
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Finish the phrase: “le parole…” (the original words)

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originali

Adjectives ending in -e become plural by changing the ending to -i, regardless of gender.

29
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Translate “the handsome boy.”

A

il bel ragazzo

Before masculine singular nouns beginning in a consonant besides -z or -s + consonant, “bello” becomes “bel.”

30
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What’s “the handsome boys” in Italian?

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i bei ragazzi

Before masculine plural nouns beginning in a consonant other than -z or -s + consonant, “bello” becomes “bei.”

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State the Italian for “the handsome uncle.”

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il bello zio

Before masculine singular nouns beginning in -z or -s + consonant, “bello” remains “bello.”

32
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Translate “the handsome uncles.”

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i begli zii

Before masculine plural nouns beginning in -z or -s + consonant, “bello” becomes “begli.”

33
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In Italian, “the handsome man” is…

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il bell’uomo

Before masculine singular nouns beginning in a vowel, “bello” becomes “bell’.”

34
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What’s “the handsome men” in Italian?

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i begli uomini

Before masculine plural nouns beginning in a vowel, “bello” becomes “begli.”

35
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State “the beautiful aunt” in Italian.

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la bella zia

Before feminine singular nouns beginning in a consonant, “bello” becomes “bella.”

36
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Translate “the beautiful aunts.”

A

le belle zie

Before feminine plural nouns, “bello” becomes “belle.”

37
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What’s the Italian for “the beautiful summer”?

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la bell’estate

Before feminine singular nouns beginning in a vowel, “bello” becomes “bell’.”

38
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In Italian, “the beautiful (female) friends” is…

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le belle amiche

Before feminine plural nouns, “bello” becomes “belle.”

39
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State the Italian for “a great gentleman.”

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un gran signore

“Grande” becomes “gran” before nouns beginning with a consonant other than -z, -s + consonant, or -ps.

40
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Translate “a great lady.”

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una gran signora

“Grande” becomes “gran” before nouns beginning with a consonant other than -z, -s + consonant, or -ps.

41
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What’s Italian for “a great uncle”?

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un grande zio

“Grande” is used instead of “gran” for nouns beginning in -z, -s + consonant, -ps, or a vowel.

42
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In Italian, “a great aunt” is…

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una grande zia

“Grande” is used instead of “gran” for nouns beginning in -z, -s + consonant, -ps, or a vowel.

43
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State “a great (male) student” in Italian.

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un grande studente

“Grande” is used instead of “gran” for nouns beginning in -z, -s + consonant, -ps, or a vowel.

44
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Translate “a great (female) student.”

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una grande studentessa

“Grande” is used instead of “gran” for nouns beginning in -z, -s + consonant, -ps, or a vowel.

45
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What’s “a great (male) psychiatrist” in Italian?

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un grande psichiatra

“Grande” is used instead of “gran” for nouns beginning in -z, -s + consonant, -ps, or a vowel.

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In Italian, “a great (female) psychiatrist” is…

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una grande psichiatra

“Grande” is used instead of “gran” for nouns beginning in -z, -s + consonant, -ps, or a vowel.

47
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State “a great (male) artist” in Italian.

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un grande artista

“Grande” is used instead of “gran” for nouns beginning in -z, -s + consonant, -ps, or a vowel.

48
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Translate “a great (female) artist.”

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una grande artista

“Grande” is used instead of “gran” for nouns beginning in -z, -s + consonant, -ps, or a vowel.

49
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What’s the Italian for “a great man”?

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un grand’uomo

“Grande” becomes “grand’” before masculine nouns beginning in -u.

50
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Translate “a kind uncle.”

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un buono zio

“Buono” is used before masculine singular nouns beginning in -z, -s + consonant, or -ps.

51
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What’s “a kind aunt” in Italian?

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una buona zia

“Buona” is used before feminine singular nouns beginning in a consonant.

52
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In Italian, “a kind boy” is…

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un buon ragazzo

“Buon” is used before all masculine singular nouns except those beginning in -z, -s + consonant, and -ps.

53
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State “a kind girl” in Italian.

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una buona ragazza

“Buona” is used before feminine singular nouns beginning in a consonant.

54
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Translate “a good (male) friend.”

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un buon amico

“Buon” is used before all masculine singular nouns except those beginning in -z, -s + consonant, and -ps.

55
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What’s “a good (female) friend” in Italian?

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una buon’amica

“Buon’” is used before feminine singular nouns beginning in a vowel.

56
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In Italian, “the kind uncles” is…

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i buoni zii

“Buoni” is the plural form of “buono.”

57
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State the Italian for “the kind girls.”

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le buone ragazze

“Buone” is the plural form of “buona.”

58
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True or false: “Nessuno” has no plural form.

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True

59
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Translate “not one uncle.”

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nessuno zio

“Nessuno” is used before masculine singular nouns beginning in -z, -s + consonant, and -ps.

60
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What’s “no aunt” in Italian?

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nessuna zia

“Nessuna” is used before feminine singular nouns beginning in a consonant.

61
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In Italian, “not one boy” is…

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nessun ragazzo

“Nessun” is used before all masculine singular nouns except those beginning in -z, -s + consonant, and -ps.

62
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State “no girl” in Italian.

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nessuna ragazza

“Nessuna” is used before feminine singular nouns beginning in a consonant.

63
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Translate “not one (male) friend.”

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nessun amico

“Nessun” is used before all masculine singular nouns except those beginning in -z, -s + consonant, and -ps.

64
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What’s “no (female) friend” in Italian?

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nessun’amica

“Nessun’” is used before feminine singular nouns beginning in a vowel.

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