Italian Rosetta I Flashcards
Indefinite articles: male
1) un for most
2) uno: anything beginning s+consonant (uno studente), z (uno zaino), ps (uno psicologo), gn (gnomo)
Indefinite article: female
1) una
2) un
EASY
Endings of nouns usually “o” for masculine and “a” for feminine
-“e” more ambiguous
- usually -ione is feminine (una stazione)
- usually -iore is masculine (un signore)
In general plural nouns masculine:
In general plural nouns feminine:
In general the ambiguous “e” ending nouns turn to what in plural?
-add “i” un bambino—>due bambini
-add “e” una bambina—> due bambine
-just add “i” un padre—> due padri
una stazioni—-> due stazioni
Two forms of “the” in masculine form singular
lo: words beginning with s+ consonant (lo specchio), words with z (**almost like rules for indefinite uno but slightly more restricted)
l’: with vowels
il: everyone else
Two forms of “the” in masculine form in plural
il—> i (il piatto–> i piatti)
lo/l’—> gli: l’asciugamano—->gli asciugamani
Feminine definite articles super easy: just one form (la, l’=vowels) and le for plural
la lavatrice—>le lavatrici
le pronounced lay
shoes
delle scarpe (nf)
tshirt
una maglietta
blouse
una gonna
dress
il vestito
coat
il cappotto
hat
il cappello
the ball
la palla
tree
trees
how many trees are there?
il albero
i alberi
quanti alberi ci sono?
