June 4, 2025 Morning Flashcards
gender of nouns (generally) (44 cards)
Fun
Divertente
Foreigner
Stranierola
Close/Far
Vicino/Lontano
What is the rule for forming the plural for adjectives that end in “e”
They always form the plural with “i” regardless of the gender of the relevant noun
Two words for “room” and how they are differentiated
(i) Stanza – general word for room
(ii) Camera – usually refers to a bedroom or a hotel room
Hand
La Mano (feminine but ends in “o”)
Echo
L’eco (feminine but ends in “o”)
How to identify masculine words that end in “a”
Usually end in “ma”, e.g., il cinema
The problem
Il problema
The climate
Il clima
The key
the keys
la chiave
le chiavi (forms plural with i)
The class
la classe
le classi
forms plural with -i
Peace
the peaces (unlikely I’ll ever see this)
La pace
Le paci
forms plural with -i
Forehead
La fronte
breakfast
La collazione
Le collazioni
Dog
Il cane
Bread
Il pane
Newspaper
Il Giornale
Flower
Il fiore
the heart
il cuore
The actor (masc and feminine forms)
L’attore - masc
l’attrice - fem
The writer (masc and fem)
Lo scrittore - masc
la scrittrice - fem
To sleep
Dormire
A nap after lunch
Pizzolino
