When forming the plural of Italian nouns, the vowel endings change to indicate a change in number. For regular masculine nouns that end in -o, the ending changes to -i in the plural.
& K ]4 ^& ~) s& p, h* A9 _$ Y The table below includes a few nouns to start with:
& P1 M& o* _" b PLURAL FORMS OF ITALIAN MASCULINE NOUNS ENDING IN -O+ j" F0 I& }0 \; D3 t6 @
SINGULAR
; k% E8 |$ d$ b& S7 `1 g6 b PLURAL2 C3 X2 A. q, c) d) w
ENGLISH
1 @5 a: o B9 Y# Z' P fratello
4 O! J5 Z8 K8 z, ]- p" c+ Y fratelli2 i4 f: i+ q \" F6 ~+ Q
brothers
, _' s/ x6 q+ ?5 l5 `: D libro( _8 n. j- y0 t; U2 e$ f% r9 {% m
libri: T" p( v' h- [4 e
books! W; a9 r- K1 N" V V+ i: ?+ I
nonno0 \0 l: t- a6 h0 z/ R- i# S( c
nonni
% Q( _3 } B$ }/ T0 e' C grandfather
$ p8 y' W. f3 f* G: R& F1 b5 q ragazzo
% F! l/ y1 W, X% V ragazzi+ o' f1 r4 c+ o! z* @- ~4 E
boys
# W$ \3 X- y6 q5 y4 h5 C7 S vino* M& Z- L" Q# j# s6 y& F
vini
; q5 F4 @% m3 I5 o% `. ` wine
0 c& V7 c+ j4 z/ v' f/ F2 T+ a Regular feminine nouns that end in -a take on -e endings in the plural.4 J2 ?9 }: S# w3 S
PLURAL FORMS OF ITALIAN FEMININE NOUNS ENDING IN -A
+ z& J) v ]* g# L SINGULAR5 ]+ a H7 I- v( T) P Y
PLURAL
$ f2 n/ A6 i4 S ENGLISH
, S( {# o4 f! N, x; y% m casa8 j8 \6 y% R: U
case
$ x* \9 L& r& e7 B7 s" p houses: l2 D! B( j7 A# e8 r
penna
+ j0 Q! E7 x S) X2 ~2 n penne2 ~+ n V) |2 K; B5 ]# s1 K
pens
. g) f, X5 f1 T! Q7 U9 u& x4 p* Z pizza2 I/ X/ t* z: y3 a: n
pizze# Y' C" i2 S+ ]+ v' }9 P1 ~
pizzas0 ?( \# K! |8 x; |! s; x \8 |
ragazza
7 \+ n3 B4 Q$ ]! n9 x ragazze
8 }$ `( d# F5 I% Q girls4 h3 W% \+ p; @ g$ k
sorella- s0 `) {0 M5 I; M0 J
sorelle
. R3 { r. r. _ sisters
/ ~7 O- \4 N, D1 i$ j When forming the plural of nouns ending in a consonant, such as words of foreign origin, only the article changes: il film/i film; la photo/le photo. Here are some exceptions to the rule for forming feminine plurals:
/ x) H+ F% j9 _; M2 w$ A- @' K Feminine-noun ending -ea changes to -ee in the plural. For example: dea/dee (goddess/goddesses).# _& K( H1 `! @
Feminine-noun ending -ca changes to -che in the plural. For example: amica/amiche (friend/friends). Remember that -che is pronounced as "keh" in Italian.
. r/ ~' ]( Y! V# Q; ~ Finally, be aware that some nouns end in -e. The plural forms of these nouns will end in -i (regardless of whether these nouns are masculine or feminine).
8 s! k, ^1 m1 `+ y5 E: \9 I PLURAL FORMS OF ITALIAN NOUNS ENDING IN -E( K" O1 e% P, e7 A; k+ i8 o3 u* W
SINGULAR
9 E1 O4 D4 _1 u0 ]* z6 e7 e PLURAL
& H, ]$ i9 i+ A/ Q0 \ ENGLISH6 V5 f1 f4 A% N3 u
bicchiere
; Y3 N$ q7 x+ b6 r bicchieri
1 U0 f# n, h F3 Z (wine) glass- l' K' F, g) N3 A) }" V# p* |
chiave
- b7 p, N6 f" y' ~- r( c- r chiavi
- _9 Q; C x/ W4 I1 E keys5 K1 m4 X# [; b+ B
fiume; B6 N: r; `, ]
fiumi
4 A2 V3 R E. O3 R" ?: K" ~3 Z rivers
- ?: P" h) _- q8 e/ b" r5 G; ^ frase' ]1 [: V c8 g; R$ C: Y
frasi: W6 d7 v9 o7 f* O1 M% ]
phrases
8 [# h" c' y; [* G0 x padre
2 O1 C8 ?+ B; E padri- z6 k* t7 `0 R0 @+ T% n
fathers |
发表于 2012-8-17 13:41:37
