3. "Definite Articles & Plurals"
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(5 points) You need to know both the singular article AND the ending for the plurals.
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— FOR SINGLE to PLURAL —
If it ends in -o…
it changes to ___ (ex. cappuccino)
-o —> -i
(Ex. Cappuccino —> Cappuccini) —————— (Usually Masculine)
— FOR SINGLE to PLURAL —
If it ends in -a…
it changes to ___ (ex. pizza)
-a —> -e
(Ex. Pizza —> Pizze) —————— (Usually feminine)
— FOR SINGLE to PLURAL —
If it ends in -e…
it changes to ___ (ex. pizza)
-e —> -i
(Ex. aceto —> aceti / studente —> studenti) ——————(Masculine OR Feminine)
— FOR SINGLE to PLURAL —
Accented words… (ex. Caffè)
DON’T change
(ex. Caffè —> Caffè)
What is a consonant?
ALL OTHER WORDS EXCEPT VOWELS:
(B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, Y, Z)
(Vowels are a, e, i, o, u)
For Articles (Feminine)
(Which of the following is Single vs Plural?)
La
Le
L’
iL
i
gli
Lo
La —(single)
Le —(plural)
L’ —(single)
iL —(plural)
i —(plural)
gli —(plural)
Lo —(single)
For Articles (FEMININE)
If it starts with a CONSONANT…Which do you use?
La
Le
L’
iL
i
gli
Lo
SINGLE ——————-PLURAL
La ——{turns into}—— Le
For Articles (FEMININE)
If it starts with a VOWEL…Which do you use?
La
Le
L’
iL
i
gli
Lo
SINGLE ——————-PLURAL
L’ ——{turns into}—— Le
For Articles (Masculine)
If it starts with a CONSONANT…Which do you use?
La
Le
L’
iL
i
gli
Lo
SINGLE ——————-PLURAL
iL ——{turns into}—— i
For Articles (Masculine)
If it starts with a VOWEL…Which do you use?
La
Le
L’
iL
i
gli
Lo
SINGLE ——————-PLURAL
L’ ——{turns into}—— gli
For Articles (Masculine)
If there’s special sounds (S+ consonant, Z, GN, PS, Y)…
which do you use?
La
Le
L’
iL
i
gli
Lo
SINGLE ——————-PLURAL
Lo ——{turns into}—— gli
PRACTICE:
__ Tavolo —> __ Tavol_
__ Casa —> __ Cas_
__ Amico —> __ Amic_
__ Spagnolo —> __ Spagnoli_
__ Isola —> __ Isol_
__ Ristorante —> __ Ristorant_
__ Zaino —> __ Zain_
IL Tavolo —> i Tavoli
(Masculine standard consonant)
LA Casa —> Le Case
(Feminine consonant
L’ Amico —> gli Amici
(Masculine vowel)
Lo Spagnolo —> gli Spagnolii
(Masculine S+consonant)
L’ Isola —> Le Isole
(Feminine vowel)
iL Ristorante —> i Ristoranti
(Masculine -e ending → -i)
Lo Zaino —> gli Zaini
(Masculine starting with Z)