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Gender and number of Italian nouns

Learn to recognize masculine, feminine, singular and plural.

The basic rule

EndingUsuallyPlural
-omasculine-i
-afeminine-e
-emasculine or feminine-i
il libro → i libri
la casa → le case
il ristorante → i ristoranti
la notte → le notti

Watch out for exceptions

la mano → le mani
il problema → i problemi
la foto → le foto
il caffè → i caffè

Nouns that end in a stressed vowel or consonant often do not change in the plural: la città → le città, il bar → i bar.

Common mistakes

❌ i casa
✓ le case
❌ le libro
✓ i libri
❌ i problemo
✓ i problemi
❌ le caffè
✓ i caffè

Exercises

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