Nouns & Articles Flashcards
How do you make a shortened noun or a noun ending in a consonant plural?
You don’t change anything with the noun
ex: due foto, due cafè, due computer
how do you make a noun ending in -ema plural?
Change to “i”
Problema = problemi
how do you make plural a noun ending in -co, -go, ca-, ga to maintain the hard “c” or “g” sound?
add an “h”
albergo = alberghi
amica = amiche
exception amico = amici (no h)
If an word ends in the following, what gender is it usually
1) O
2) A
3) E
4) -ore (dottore)
5) -ione (stazione)
6) - ema (problema)
7) consonant (autobus, computer)
1) maschile
2) femminile
3) need to look it up and memorize, or use other words around it to figure it out
4) maschile
5) femminile
6) maschile
7) maschile (imported words)
2 categories of nouns
1) maschile (masculine)
(mask-il-lay)
2) femminile (feminine)
(fem-in-eel-lay)
how do you make singular masculine nouns plural?
change “o” to “i”
how do you make a singular feminine noun plural?
change “a” to “e”
when referring to a mixed group of males and females, what plural noun do you use?
use the masculine plural noun
What is the indefinite article for:
1) masculine singular noun
2) masculine singular noun starts with a Z or s + consonant (sc, sch, scr, sm, sp) or ps, pn, x, y, gn)
3) masculine singular noun starts with a vowel
1) masculine single = un
2) masculine consonant = uno
3) masculine vowel = un
What is the indefinite article for:
1) feminine singular noun
2) feminine singular noun starts with a Z or s + consonant (sc, sch, scr, sm, sp) or ps, pn, x, y, gn)
3) feminine singular noun starts with a vowel
1) feminine singular = una
2) feminine consonant = no change
3) feminine vowel = un’
What is the indefinite article for:
1) masculine singular noun
2) masculine singular noun starts with a Z or s + consonant (sc, sch, scr, sm, sp) or ps, pn, x, y, gn)
3) feminine singular noun starts with a vowel
when addressing someone directly with a social or professional title, do you use the definite article?
No
What definite articles are used for:
1) masculine singular
2) masculine singular starts with Z or S + consonant
3) masculine singular stat with vowel
4) masculine plural
5) masculine plural with consonant
6) masculine plural with vowel
1) Masc sing = il
2) Masc sing consonant = lo
3) Masc sing vowel = l’
4) Masc plur = i
5) Masc plur consonant = gli
6) masc plur vowel = gli
What definite articles are used for:
1) feminine singular
2) feminine singular starts with Z or S + consonant
3) feminine singular stat with vowel
4) feminine plural
5) feminine plural with consonant
6) feminine plural with vowel
1) Fem, sing = la
2) Fem, sing consonant = none
3) Fem, sing, vowel = l’
4) Fem, plural = le
5) Fem, sing consonant= none
6) Fem, sing vowel = le
The lady has an idea
La signora ha un’idea
The author concludes the book
L’autore conclude un libro
(con-clude-ay)
In the city there is a hotel
in città c’è un albergo
it is an intelligent question
è una domanda intelligente
The professors arrive at the hotel
i professori arrivano in albergo
The two (female) friends are at home
Le due amiche sono a casa
Marco is the captain of the team
Marco é il capitano della squadra
The Italian professor’s name is Nadia
La professoressa d’italiano si chiama Nadia
Tennis is a fun sport
Il tennis é uno sport divertente
