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Il Nome

Il Nome. Che divertimento!. Il Nome Italiano. What is a noun? Che cos’e’ un nome? In Italian, nouns are different for several reasons, but most importantly for gender and articles. Il Nome Italiano - Gender. The Italian noun, unlike the English noun, has a gender, masculine or feminine.

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Il Nome

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  1. Il Nome • Che divertimento!

  2. Il Nome Italiano • What is a noun? Che cos’e’ un nome? • In Italian, nouns are different for several reasons, but most importantly for gender and articles.

  3. Il Nome Italiano - Gender • The Italian noun, unlike the English noun, has a gender, masculine or feminine. • Those nouns that refer specifically for a man, such as father, brother, etc. are masculine. • Those nouns that refer to a woman, such as mother, sister, etc are feminine.

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  5. Il Nome • For all other nouns, we have to learn the gender. How do we do this? • We look at the ending.

  6. Il Nome • Almost all nouns that end in o are masculine. • Ex - • monumento • museo • edificio • albergo • teatro • stadio

  7. Il Nome • Almost all nouns that end in a are feminine. • Ex- • strada • fontana • chiesa • banca • farmacia • macchina

  8. Il Nome - Other Endings • Ok, now for the difficult part. There are many Italian nouns that don’t end in o or a. • Besides o or a, nouns will also end in e or a consonant like r or m. In addition, you will also see nouns that end in a’. Lastly, you will see nouns that appear masculine/feminine, but are shortened versions. • Here is the breakdown for the rest of the noun endings.

  9. Il Nome - Ending in E • If a noun ends in e, it could be masculine or feminine. Here are two tips to help you decide: • Nouns ending in -ore are masculine. • Nouns ending in -ione are feminine.

  10. Examples • Masculine nouns ending in ore: • dottore • professore • scultore • Feminine nouns ending in ione: • conversazione • presentazione • stazione

  11. Il Nome - Consonants • If a noun ends in a consonant, it’s masculine. • ex- • bar • autobus • sport

  12. Il Nome - Exceptions • Some nounds, you honestly just have to memorize! • There are exceptions to every rule and we will discuss them as they come up. • So…to recap…..

  13. masculine feminine

  14. Indefinite Articles • un • uno • un’ • una

  15. Indefinite Articles - Masculine • un • most masculine nouns • ex - un libro, un treno, un poster • uno • for masculine nouns beginning with z, s + consonant, ps or gn • ex - uno studente, uno zio (uncle)

  16. Indefinite Articles - Feminine • un’ • for feminine nouns beginning with a vowel • ex - un’universita’, un’amica • una • for feminine nouns • ex - una casa, una stazione

  17. Ripassiamo • ___ ragazzo • ___ studio • ___ zia • ___ automobile • ___ zio • ___ albero

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