Number
Workbook Exercises About This Topic
Italian nouns change their vowel endings to indicate a change in number.
| SINGOLARE | PLURALE | |||
| Nouns ending in: | -o | change to: | -i | |
| -a | -e | |||
| -ca | -che | |||
| -e | -i |
| amico (m.) friend | amici friends |
| studentessa (f.) student | studentesse students |
| amica (f.) friend | amiche friends |
| studente (m.) student | studenti students |
NOTE: Nouns ending with an accented vowel or a consonant do not change in the plural, nor do abbreviated words.
caffè—due caffè
film—due film
foto—due foto
Nouns: Gender and Number > Page 1, 2
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