The adjectives bello (beautiful, handsome, nice, fine) and quello (that) have shortened forms when they precede the nouns they modify. Note that the shortened forms are similar to those of the definite article. , K4 n6 v# _$ a' D
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Singolare
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bello/quello1 o; `3 w: N1 _4 C/ z6 A; T
begli/quegli
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bel/quel: i, K" W+ S9 c% ~
bei/quei
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bell’/quell’
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FEMMINILE
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bella/quella
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(before vowels)
, ], G2 b% Y# _( n" R3 gChi è quel bell’uomo? (Who’s that handsome man?)
5 T: T0 ^" Y+ L' R" L$ rChe bei capelli e che begli occhi! (What beautiful hair and eyes!)
, w+ D# ?' W, tQuell’americana è di Boston. (That America woman is from Boston.)
@8 @ X K) t; aQuelle case sono vecchie. (Those houses are old.) f5 @3 o# {- t6 z2 m9 V7 D
Bello retains its full form when it follows the noun it modifies or the verb essere.
$ E1 m- S, U4 \& n: ]$ xUn ragazzo bello non è sempre simpatico. (A handsome boy is not always a likable boy.)
! `, \- x( d$ {# y j5 U9 mQuel ragazzo è bello. (That boy is handsome.) |