Nouns and articles Flashcards
ends in “o”
masculine singular
ends in “I”
masculine plural
ends in “a”
feminine singular
ends in “e”
feminine plural
ends in “ore”
masculine
ends in “ione”
feminine
ends in “ema”
masculine, and plurals end with “i” (ex. problema > problemi)
ends in a constant or a shorten noun (ex. caffe)
does not change appearance in plural
ends in “co, go, ca, or ga”
adds an “h” in plural (ex. Albergo > alberghi) with an exception to “amigo” (plural is amici)
starts with “un”
masculine singular
starts with “una”
feminine singular
starts with un’
feminine noun that begins with a vowel
starts with uno
if a masc. singular noun begins with a “s” or a “z”
-il
masculine singular
-i
masculine plural
-lo
if a singular masculine noun starts with a “s” or “z”
-gli
if a plural masculine noun starts with a “s” or “z” or begins with a vowel
-L’
if a singular masculine or feminine noun begins with a vowel
-la
feminine singular
-las
if singular feminine noun begins with a “s”
-la
if singular feminine noun begins with a “z”
-le
if the plural feminine noun begins with a “s”, “z” or starts with a vowel
autobus and sport
stays the same even if it is singular or plural (ex. lo sport > gli sport)
