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Italian Nouns

Italian Nouns. I nomi italiani. First, Review English Rules. Noun= person, place, thing Many nouns are neutre Masculine and feminine are only used for human beings or animals Man/woman ; lion/lioness; host/hostess Book, pencil, paper, waste basket ( neutre )

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Italian Nouns

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  1. Italian Nouns I nomiitaliani

  2. First, Review English Rules • Noun= person, place, thing • Many nouns are neutre • Masculine and feminine are only used for human beings or animals • Man/woman ; lion/lioness; host/hostess • Book, pencil, paper, waste basket (neutre) • An –s is used to describe plural words • School= schools; car= cars; book= books

  3. Now, Italian Rules • Noun= person, place, thing • Endings change depending on: • the gender = masculine or feminine • Number= singular or plural • So, the ending of an Italian noun reveals its gender and number. • Book= books; pencil= pencils • Libro= libri; matita= matite

  4. Let’s Compare English Italian Quaderno Penna Quadro sedia • Notebook • Pen • Picture • Chair • Rules on the next slide

  5. Italian Noun Endings Singular Noun Endings Plural Noun Endings Masculine I , libri (books) Feminine E , matite (pencils) • Masculine • O , libro (book) • Feminine • A , matita (pencil) There are nouns that end in the letter –e…

  6. Nouns that end in –e in the Singular Form • Singular nouns ending in –e can be masculine or feminine. • Student= studente ; restaurant= ristorante • Don’t confuse them with plural nouns that end in –e. • Those are feminine plural nouns!!! • Pencils= matite ; pens= penne • When in doubt, always look to the dictionary to make sure the noun is singular and not feminine plural!!!

  7. Nouns ending in a consonant • Usually masculine… • Bar • Yogurt • Autobus • Film • Sport • Computer…

  8. PracticeName the gender… • Cestino • Penna • Banco • Matita • Quadro • Finestra • Bandiera • Lampada • Cancellino • Signorina • Professoressa • Quaderno • Gomma • Cattedra • Lavagna • Punta • Libro • Aula

  9. Practice continued…(a dictionary may be needed) • Autobus • Temperamatite • Sport • Studente • Professore • Yogurt • Notte • Parete • Signore • Computer • Banco • Penna • Pizza • Classe • Scaffale

  10. How did you do?Let’s try plural nouns… • Libri • Finestre • Cattedre • Cestini • Punte • Signorine • Matite • Quadri • aule • Quaderni • Gelati • Lampade • Gomme

  11. Abbreviated Nouns…keep the gender of the words from which they derive • Foto= fotografia • Cinema= cinematografo • Moto= motociclettta • Auto= automobile • Bici= bicicletta • Feminine • Masculine • Feminine • Feminine • Feminine

  12. Noun endingsthe last of them!! Ending in –ca change to –chein the plural form Ending in an accent on the final letter do not change in the plural form un caffè due caffè • AmicaAmiche • SimpaticaSimpatiche

  13. Quick Review… • Noun ending in –o is… • Noun ending in –I is… • Noun ending in –a is… • Noun ending in –e is…* • Noun ending in ca… • Noun ending in a consonant is… • Noun ending in an accented letter… • Abbreviated nouns…

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