Difference between revisions of "Language/Italian/Grammar/Plural"
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*pan'''ca''' becomes pan'''che''' | *pan'''ca''' becomes pan'''che''' | ||
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Names which end in -cia, -gia form the plural in -ce,-ge (if preceded by a consonant): | Names which end in -cia, -gia form the plural in -ce,-ge (if preceded by a consonant): | ||
*spiag'''gia''' becomes spiag'''ge''', | *spiag'''gia''' becomes spiag'''ge''', | ||
*goc'''cia''' becomes goc'''ce''' | *goc'''cia''' becomes goc'''ce''' | ||
===-cia, -gia | ===-cia, -gia becomes -cie, -gie=== | ||
Names which end in -cia,-gia form the plural in -cie, -gie (if preceded by a vowel): | Names which end in -cia,-gia form the plural in -cie, -gie (if preceded by a vowel): | ||
*cilie'''gia''' becomes cilie'''gie''', | *cilie'''gia''' becomes cilie'''gie''', |
Revision as of 10:51, 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 becomes libri,
- quaderno becomes quaderni,
- cane becomes cani
-e
Female names usually want the plural in -e:
- mamma becomes mamme,
- pizza becomes pizze,
- mela becomes mele
But there are some exceptions. For example, 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 becomes banche
- panca becomes panche
-cia, -gia becomes -ce,-ge
Names which end in -cia, -gia form the plural in -ce,-ge (if preceded by a consonant):
- spiaggia becomes spiagge,
- goccia becomes gocce
-cia, -gia becomes -cie, -gie
Names which end in -cia,-gia form the plural in -cie, -gie (if preceded by a vowel):
- ciliegia becomes ciliegie,
- camicia becomes camicie
-cìa,-gìa
Names which end in -cìa,-gìa form the plural in -cìe,-gìe:
- farmacia becomes farmacie,
- magia becomes magie
-co,-go
Names which end with -co,-go form the plural in -ci, -gi or in -chi,-ghi:
- amico becomes amici,
- medico becomes medici,
- caco becomes cachi,
- lago becomes laghi
No change
Some names are written in the same way in both forms:
- papà becomes papà,
- città becomes città,
- re becomes re,
- crisi becomes crisi
irregular forms
Some names have irregular plural forms as well:
- bue becomes buoi,
- uomo becomes uomini,
- dio becomes dei,
- tempio becomes templi