Difference between revisions of "Language/Italian/Grammar/Plural"
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Some names have irregular plural forms as well: | Some names have irregular plural forms as well: | ||
*bue->buoi, | *bue->buoi, |
Revision as of 10:47, 15 November 2019
Hi everyone!
In this lesson, we will teach you how to use the plural in Italian.
General rule
-i
Male names usually form the plural in -i:
- libro->libri,
- quaderno->quaderni,
- cane-> cani
-e
Female names usually want the plural in -e:
- mamma->mamme,
- pizza-> pizze,
- mela-> mele
But there are some exceptions (mano, that is a female name, becomes mani or problema, that is a male name, becomes problemi)
Exceptions
-ca,-ga
Names which end with -ca,-ga form the plural in -che,-ghe:
- banca->banche
- panca->panche
-cia, -gia become -ce,-ge
Names which end in -cia, -gia form the plural in -ce,-ge (if preceded by a consonant):
- spiaggia -> spiagge,
- goccia ->gocce
-cia, -gia become -cie, -gie
Names which end in -cia,-gia form the plural in -cie, -gie (if preceded by a vowel):
- ciliegia->ciliegie,
- camicia->camicie
-cìa,-gìa
Names which end in -cìa,-gìa form the plural in -cìe,-gìe:
- farmacia->farmacie,
- magia->magie
-co,-go
Names which end with -co,-go form the plural in -ci, -gi or in -chi,-ghi:
- amico->amici,
- medico->medici,
- caco->cachi,
- lago->laghi
No change
Some names are written in the same way in both forms:
- papà->papà,
- città->città,
- re-> re,
- crisi->crisi
irregular forms
Some names have irregular plural forms as well:
- bue->buoi,
- uomo->uomini,
- dio->dei,
- tempio->templi