Gli articoli italiani determinativi e indeterminativi La formazione del plurale e

© 2016 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 1A.1-2 Punto di partenza A noun is a word that identifies a person, animal, place, thing, or idea. As in English, Italian nouns are singular or plural. All Italian nouns also have gender, even those that refer to objects; they are either masculine or feminine. Il nome, i nomi

© 2016 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. 1A.1-3 Nouns that refer to males are usually masculine, and those that refer to females are usually feminine. One exception is persona (person), a feminine noun that can refer to a man or a woman. feminine amica (female) friend attrice actress studentessa (female) student masculine amico (male) friend attore actor studente (male) student maschile femminile

1A.1-4 Usually, nouns that end in -o are masculine, and nouns that end in -a are feminine. feminine casa house domanda question idea masculine libro book tạvolo table ufficio office © 2016 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. maschile femminile

1A.1-5 Nouns that end in -e may be either masculine or feminine. Memorize the gender of these nouns as you learn them. feminine automọbile car notte night masculine esame exam ristorante restaurant © 2016 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. maschile femminile

1A.1-6 Nouns ending in a consonant or -ore are masculine, and nouns ending in -ione are feminine. feminine lezione lesson stazione station televisione television masculine ạutobus bus computer dottore (male) doctor © 2016 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. maschile femminile

1A.1-7 To form the plural of most Italian nouns, you need to change the final vowel. The masculine ending -o becomes -i, and the feminine ending -a becomes -e. Regardless of gender, singular nouns ending in -e change the vowel to -i to form the plural. singular masculine ragazzo boy ragazzi boys ristorante restaurant ristoranti restaurants feminine donna woman donne women notte night notti nights plural © 2016 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. singolare plurale

1A.1-8 When referring to an all-male group or a mixed group of males and females, use the masculine plural form. gli amici the (male and female) friends gli studenti the (male and female) students © 2016 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. Sessista, non è vero??

1A.1-9 To form the plural of most nouns ending in -co, -ca, -go, and -ga, add an h in order to maintain the hard c or g sound. One exception is amico, which becomes amici. plural alberghi hotels amiche friends singular albergo hotel amica friend © 2016 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. singolare plurale NOT –chi as expected !

1A.1-10 Shortened nouns and nouns that end in a consonant or accented vowel do not change from the singular to the plural. plural due foto two photos due ạutobus two buses due caffè two coffees singular una foto a photo un ạutobus a bus un caffè coffee © 2016 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. singolare plurale ( Foto is shortened from fotografia. )

Provalo! singolare plurale indicazione quaderno foto categoria gatto cane film cantatore albergo formica amico risultato indicazioni quaderni foto categorie gatti cani film cantatori alberghi formiche amici risultati singolare plurale piacere bacio autobus lettera accento ragazza dottore personaggio saluto ruga caffè professoressa piaceri baci autobus lettere accenti ragazze dottori personaggi saluti rughe caffè professoresse

1A.1-12 Articles The indefinite article refers to an unspecified person or thing and corresponds to the English a/an. before... masculine z or s + consonant uno studente a student a vowel or other consonants un uomo a man feminine a vowelun’idea an idea a consonantuna città a city © 2016 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. (l’articolo indeterminativo) s-impura

The definite article (the) indicates a specific person or thing. singular before... masculine a vowell’autore the author gli autori the authors z or s + consonantlo sport the sport gli sport the sports other consonantsil libro the book i libri the books plural feminine a vowell’amica the friend le amiche the friends a consonantla casa the house le case the houses © 2016 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. (l’articolo determinativo) (z, s-impura)

1A.1-14 Maschile (masculine) or femminile (feminine)? 1. ragazzo ______________ 2. ufficio ______________ 3. attrice ______________ 4. caffè __________ 5. dottore __________ 6. notte ______________ 7. computer ______________ 8. stazione ______________ 9. idea __________ 10. studente __________ maschile © 2016 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. maschile femminile

1A.1-15 Maschile (masculine) or femminile (feminine)? 1. ragazzo ______________ 2. ufficio ______________ 3. attrice ______________ 4. caffè __________ 5. dottore __________ 6. notte ______________ 7. computer ______________ 8. stazione ______________ 9. idea __________ 10. studente __________ un ragazzo © 2016 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. un ufficio un caffè un dottore un computer uno studente un’attrice una notte una stazione un’idea Scrivi l’articolo indeterminativo!

1A.1-16 Maschile (masculine) or femminile (feminine)? 1. ragazzo ______________ 2. ufficio ______________ 3. attrice ______________ 4. caffè __________ 5. dottore __________ 6. notte ______________ 7. computer ______________ 8. stazione ______________ 9. idea __________ 10. studente __________ il ragazzo © 2016 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. l’ufficio il caffè il dottore il computer lo studente l’attrice la notte la stazione l’idea Scrivi l’articolo determinativo!

1A.1-17 Maschile (masculine) or femminile (feminine)? 1. ragazzo ______________ 2. ufficio ______________ 3. attrice ______________ 4. caffè __________ 5. dottore __________ 6. notte ______________ 7. computer ______________ 8. stazione ______________ 9. idea __________ 10. studente __________ i ragazzi © 2016 by Vista Higher Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. gli uffici i caffè i dottori i computer gli studenti le attrici le notti le stazioni le idee Scrivi al plurale!

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