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意大利语名词复数
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.
The table below
includes a few nouns to start with:
PLURAL FORMS OF ITALIAN MASCULINE NOUNS
ENDING IN -O
SINGULAR
PLURAL
ENGLISH
fratello
fratelli
brothers
libro
libri
books
nonno
nonni
grandfather
ragazzo
ragazzi
boys
vino
vini
wine
Regular
feminine nouns that end in -a take on -e endings
in the plural.
PLURAL FORMS OF ITALIAN
FEMININE NOUNS ENDING IN -A
SINGULAR
PLURAL
ENGLISH
casa
case
houses
penna
penne
pens
pizza
pizze
pizzas
ragazza
ragazze
girls
sorella
sorelle
sisters
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:
Feminine-noun
ending
-ea
changes
to
-ee
in
the
plural.
For
example:
dea/dee
(goddess/goddesses).
Feminine-noun ending -ca changes to
-che in the plural. For example: amica/amiche
(friend/friends). Remember that -che is
pronounced as
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).
PLURAL FORMS OF ITALIAN NOUNS ENDING IN
-E
SINGULAR
PLURAL
ENGLISH
bicchiere
bicchieri
(wine) glass
chiave
chiavi
keys
fiume
fiumi
rivers
frase
frasi
phrases
padre