ITA100Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Boy
11 May 2018
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Nouns (NOMI):
***Italian words will end in vowels.
All Italian nouns have gender, even if they refer to objects—they are either
masculine or feminine.
Nouns that refer to males are usually masculine, and those that refer to females
are usually feminine (exception persona is feminine, but can refer to either
male or females).
Ex. Masculine
amico (male friend), studente (male student), attore (actor)
Feminine
amica (female friend), studentessa (female student), attrice (actress)
Usuall, ous that ed i o are asulie, ad ous that ed i a are
feminine.
Ex. Masculine
libro (book), tavolo (table), ufficio (office)
Feminine
Casa (house), domanda (question), idea (idea)
Nous that ed i e a e either asulie or feiie. Hoeer, a o as a
part of the ending will usually indicate that it is masculine.
Nous edig i ore are asulie, ad ous edig i ioe are feminine.
Ex. Masculine
dottore (male doctor)
Feminine
lezione (lesson), stazione (station), televisione (television)
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Ex. Marco/Marcella è una persona interessante.
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Document Summary
All italian nouns have gender, even if they refer to objects they are either masculine or feminine. Nouns that refer to males are usually masculine, and those that refer to females are usually feminine (exception persona is feminine, but can refer to either male or females). Masculine amico (male friend), studente (male student), attore (actor) Feminine amica (female friend), studentessa (female student), attrice (actress) Usuall(cid:455), (cid:374)ou(cid:374)s that e(cid:374)d i(cid:374) (cid:862)o(cid:863) are (cid:373)as(cid:272)uli(cid:374)e, a(cid:374)d (cid:374)ou(cid:374)s that e(cid:374)d i(cid:374) (cid:862)a(cid:863) are feminine. Masculine libro (book), tavolo (table), ufficio (office) Nou(cid:374)s that e(cid:374)d i(cid:374) (cid:862)e(cid:863) (cid:373)a(cid:455) (cid:271)e either (cid:373)as(cid:272)uli(cid:374)e or fe(cid:373)i(cid:374)i(cid:374)e. ho(cid:449)e(cid:448)er, a(cid:374) (cid:862)o(cid:863) as a part of the ending will usually indicate that it is masculine. Nou(cid:374)s e(cid:374)di(cid:374)g i(cid:374) (cid:862)ore(cid:863) are (cid:373)as(cid:272)uli(cid:374)e, a(cid:374)d (cid:374)ou(cid:374)s e(cid:374)di(cid:374)g i(cid:374) (cid:862)io(cid:374)e(cid:863) are feminine. Feminine lezione (lesson), stazione (station), televisione (television) To form the plural of most nouns, the final vowel must be changed:
