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Formation of Plural Nouns
If a word is masculine singular, change the last letter to an i. If a word is feminine singular, change the last letter to an e if it ends in a, or if it ends in e, change it to an i.
Singular to Plural Nouns
| Masculine |
| -o |
-i |
| -a |
-i |
| -e |
-i |
| Feminine |
| -a |
-e |
| -e |
-i |
Note: Some nouns ending in -co and -go may or may not insert an h before changing the o to i. There is no gerneral rule for it. All nouns ending in -ca and -ga insert an h before changing the a to e. Nouns ending in an accented vowel do not change for the plural. (la città (city) becomes le città) There are some masculine nouns that end -a, and these nouns change the -a to -i in the plural: il programma, il poeta, il pianete, il pilota, il poema, il sistema. The plural of l'uomo (man) is gli uomini, while the plural of la mano (hand) is le mani.
Possessive Adjectives
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Masc. Sing. |
Fem. Sing. |
Masc. Pl. |
Fem. Pl. |
| my |
il mio |
la mia |
i miei (myeh-ee) |
le mie |
| your |
il tuo |
la tua |
i tuoi (twoh-ee) |
le tue |
| his/her |
il suo |
la sua |
i suoi (swoh-ee) |
le sue |
| our |
il nostro |
la nostra |
i nostri |
le nostre |
| your |
il vostro |
la vostra |
i vostri |
le vostre |
| their |
il loro |
la loro |
i loro |
le loro |
Note: You may leave off the il and la before family relation words in the singular. All other times, you must use them. Notice that loro does not change.
To Do or Make
Fare-to do / make
| faccio |
fah-cho |
facciamo |
fah-chah-moh |
| fai |
fah-ee |
fate |
fah-teh |
| fa |
fah |
fanno |
fahn-noh |
Idomatic expressions used with fare:
fare una domanda - to ask a question
fare un viaggio - to take a trip
fare un bagno - to take a bath
fare una passeggiata - to take a walk
fare attenzione - to pay attention
fare un piacere - to do a favor
fare una conferenza - to give a lecture
fare (profession) - to be a (profession)
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Italian - Formation of Plural Nouns, Possessive Adjectives, To Do or Make
