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== '''Some words for the Plural in Italian''' ==
== '''Some words for the Plural in Italian''' ==
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=== '''<big><u>Male names usually form the plural in (-i)</u></big>''' ===
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{| class="wikitable"
!<big>'''ENGLISH'''</big>
!<big>'''ENGLISH'''</big>
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=== '''<big><u>Female names usually form the plural in (-e)</u></big>''' ===
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!<big>'''ENGLISH'''</big>
!<big>'''PRONUNCIATION'''</big>
'''<big>ENGLISH</big>'''
!'''<big>ITALIAN</big>'''
!'''<big>PRONUNCIATION</big>'''
'''<big>BRAZILIAN</big>'''
'''<big>PORTUGUESE</big>'''
!'''<big>BRAZILIAN</big>'''
'''<big>PORTUGUESE</big>'''
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==General rule==
==='''Exceptions in general'''===
===-i===
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Male names usually form the plural in '''-i''':
!<big>'''ENGLISH'''</big>
*libr'''o''' becomes libr'''i''',
!<big>'''PRONUNCIATION'''</big>
*quadern'''o''' becomes quadern'''i''',
'''<big>ENGLISH</big>'''
*can'''e''' becomes can'''i'''
!'''<big>ITALIAN</big>'''
===-e===
!'''<big>PRONUNCIATION</big>'''
Female names usually want the plural in '''-e''':
'''<big>BRAZILIAN</big>'''
*mamm'''a''' becomes mamm'''e''',
*pizz'''a''' becomes pizz'''e''',
*mel'''a''' becomes mel'''e'''


But there are some exceptions.
'''<big>PORTUGUESE</big>'''
For example, mano, that is a female name, becomes mani or problema, that is a male name, becomes problemi.
!'''<big>BRAZILIAN</big>'''
'''<big>PORTUGUESE</big>'''
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'''a vowel)'''
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==Exceptions==
No change in the words
===-ca,-ga===
Names which end with -ca,-ga form the plural in -che,-ghe:
*ban'''ca''' becomes ban'''che'''
*pan'''ca''' becomes pan'''che'''


===-cia, -gia becomes -ce,-ge===
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Names which end in -cia, -gia form the plural in -ce,-ge (if preceded by a consonant):
!<big>'''ENGLISH'''</big>
*spiag'''gia''' becomes spiag'''ge''',
!<big>'''PRONUNCIATION'''</big>
*goc'''cia''' becomes goc'''ce'''
'''<big>ENGLISH</big>'''
!'''<big>ITALIAN</big>'''
!'''<big>PRONUNCIATION</big>'''
'''<big>BRAZILIAN</big>'''


===-cia, -gia becomes -cie, -gie===
'''<big>PORTUGUESE</big>'''
Names which end in -cia,-gia form the plural in -cie, -gie (if preceded by a vowel):
!'''<big>BRAZILIAN</big>'''
*cilie'''gia''' becomes cilie'''gie''',
'''<big>PORTUGUESE</big>'''
*cami'''cia''' becomes cami'''cie'''
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Names which end in -cìa,-gìa form the plural in -cìe,-gìe:
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*farmacia becomes farmacie,
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*magia becomes magie
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Names which end with -co,-go form the plural in -ci, -gi or in -chi,-ghi:
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*amico becomes amici,
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*medico becomes medici,
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*caco becomes cachi,
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*lago becomes laghi
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|'''PAPÀ'''
*papà becomes papà,
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*città becomes città,
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*re becomes re,
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===irregular forms===
===irregular forms===

Revision as of 00:20, 3 May 2020

Plural in Italian
Plural in Italian

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Hello everybody,

In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary about ¨PLURAL¨ in Italian

Feel free to edit this page by adding new words and expressions !

Good learning ! :)

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Some words for the Plural in Italian

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Male names usually form the plural in (-i)

ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION

ENGLISH

ITALIAN PRONUNCIATION

BRAZILIAN

PORTUGUESE

BRAZILIAN

PORTUGUESE

LİBRO
LİBRİ
QUADERNO
QUADERNİ
CANE
CANİ

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Female names usually form the plural in (-e)

ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION

ENGLISH

ITALIAN PRONUNCIATION

BRAZILIAN

PORTUGUESE

BRAZILIAN

PORTUGUESE

MAMMA
MAMME
PİZZA
PİZZE
MELA
MELE
MANO (exeption)
MANİ (exception)
PROBLEMA (exeption)
PROBLEMİ (exeption)

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Exceptions in general

ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION

ENGLISH

ITALIAN PRONUNCIATION

BRAZILIAN

PORTUGUESE

BRAZILIAN

PORTUGUESE

BANCA
BANCHE
PANCA
PANCHE
SPİAGGİA (preceded by

a consonant)

SPİAGGE (preceded by

a consonant)

GOCCİA (preceded by

a consonant)

GOCCE (preceded by

a consonant)

CİLİEGİA (preceded by

a vowel)

CİLİEGİE (preceded by

a vowel)

CAMİCİA (preceded by

a vowel)

CAMİCİE (preceded by

a vowel)

FARMACÌA
FARMACÌE
MAGÌA
MAGÌE
AMİCO
AMİCİ
MEDİCO
MEDİCİ
CACO
CACHİ
LAGO
LAGHİ

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No change in the words

ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION

ENGLISH

ITALIAN PRONUNCIATION

BRAZILIAN

PORTUGUESE

BRAZILIAN

PORTUGUESE

PAPÀ
PAPÀ
CİTTÀ
CİTTÀ
RE
RE
CRİSİ
CRİSİ

irregular forms

Some names have irregular plural forms as well:

  • bue becomes buoi,
  • uomo becomes uomini,
  • dio becomes dei,
  • tempio becomes templi
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