- Introduction
- Masculine nouns ending in -o / Feminine nouns ending in -a
L2: Articles
- Introduction
- The definite article
- Masculine definite articles (lo ,il, l', gli, i)
- Feminine definite articles (la, l', le)
- The indefinite articles
- Indefinite articles (una, un', uno, un)
L3: Nouns Ending In -e
- Nouns ending in -e can be masculine or feminine
- Most nouns ending in -e form their plural by changing the -e to -i
- Words ending –ore are usually masculine
- Words ending –ione are usually feminine
- With human beings the gender of the noun is usually determined by the sex of the person referred to
- Most masculine nouns ending in -tore change to -trice for the feminine
L4: Irregular Nouns
- Nouns ending in -essa
- Masculine nouns ending in –a
- Feminine nouns ending in –o
- Nouns ending in –ista, -cida, -ota, -eta, -asta, –iatra
- Masculine nouns of Greek origin ending in –amma, -emma, -ama, -ema, -oma, -sma, -eta
L5: Irregular Plural Endings
- Feminine nouns ending in –ca, –ga
- Masculine nouns ending in –go
- Masculine nouns ending in –co
- Nouns ending in –io, -cia, -gia
- Nouns invariable in the plural
- Masculine nouns that become feminine in the plural
- Masculine nouns that can become masculine or feminine in the plural
- Nouns completely irregular in the plural
L6: Compound Nouns
- Regular noun behavior
- Invariable behavior
- With noun plus noun separated by a hyphen only the first noun becomes plural
L7: Usage of the Definite Article
- With general or abstract nouns
- With languages
- With geographical names
- With titles before names
- With adjectives and verbs used as nouns
- With time expressions
- With days of the week
- Before last names of famous women