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| Indicates two-form adjective |
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| original ends with -e. Can only go to -i for plural. |
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| Indicates four-form adjective |
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| original ends with -o or -a. Can go to -i(masc.) or -e(fem.) |
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| four-form. can go to brasiliana, brasiliani, or brasiliane. |
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| two-form. can only change to cinesi. |
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| Most of the time this suffix indicates the noun is masculine. |
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| Most of the time this suffix indicates the noun is feminine. |
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| feminine indefinite article. A/an. Un' is used before feminine nouns that begin with a vowel. i.e. un'aranacia |
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| masculine indefinite article. Un is used before masc. nouns except for when those nouns begin with: x, z, gn, ps, and s+cons. |
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| masculine singular. Before most consonants. |
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| masculine singular. Used before gn, z, ps and s+consonant. |
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| masculine plural. Before consonants |
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| before gn, z, ps, s+cons. and vowels |
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| feminine singular. before all consonants |
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| feminine singular. before all vowels |
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| feminine plural. used always |
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If the noun is borrowed it is usually masculine and does not change form in the plural.
i.e. lo/gli sport |
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| accented nouns (last syllable) |
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article changes, but the noun does not change in the plural.
i.e. il/i sport |
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same form in singular regardless of gender but do not in the plural.
i.e. l'artista, gli artisti, le artiste |
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Does not change in the plural and final vowel may be misleading.
i.e.
la/le moto; la/le foto; la/le bici; la/le TV; il/i cinema
You have to know how to spell the original word to find out the gender!! |
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| Possessive adjectives: masculine singular |
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mio
tuo
suo
nostro
vostro
loro |
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| Possessive adjectives: feminine singular |
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mia
tua
sua
nostra
vostra
loro |
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| Possessive adjectives:masculine plural |
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miei
tuoi
suoi
nostri
vostri
loro |
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| Possessive adjectives: feminine plural |
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mie
tue
sue
nostre
vostre
loro |
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| nostro, nostra, nostri, nostre |
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| vostro, vostra, vostri, vostre |
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