About plural sopra i plurali The plural in Italian is quite different from the plural in English or any other

r romance languages such as Spanish, French or Portuguese. The general rule in English is to add the letter " s " at the end of a word. In Italian the general rule is to substitute the last letter of a a masculine word for the vowel " i " or if it is a feminine word the general rule is to substitute the last letter for the vowel " e ". Examples Esempio

Singular Il libro La tavola Il bambino La ragazza

Plural I libri le tavole i bambini Le ragazze

Translation The book the books The table The tables

Words ending in co/ go or cio/gio In order to keep the sound of singular words ending in co/go or cio/gio there are some specific rules.

The baby the babies Most of the words ending in The girl - the girls
"co" and "go" follow the general rule that was mentioned above, but in some cases the pronunciation is changed when

the vowel i is added to form the plural. Usually words ending in VCV (vowel - consonant - vowel) have the pronunciation changed in the plural. Words ending in CCV (consonant consonant vowel) do not have the pronunciation changed but some orthographic adjustments may be necessary in order to keep the sound of the word. Study the chart below:

Singular L'amico

Plural Gli amici

Translation The friend the friends

Observation

Il medico Tedesco

Il fungo

Il dialogo

The rule is the same but the pronunciation of the "c" is different. The rule is the same The (medical) doctor I medici but the pronunciation of the doctors the "c" is different Tedeschi The rule is different but ('Tedesci' would change the German - Germans the pronunciation of the pronunciation) "c" is the same I funghi The rule is different but The mushroom - the the pronunciation of the ('fungi' would change the mushrooms "g" is the same pronunciation) I dialoghi The rule is different but The dialogue - the ('dialogi' would change the the pronunciation of the dialogues pronunciation) "g" is the same

Words ending in "cio", "zio" and "gio" are subjected to a different rule. To get the word pluralized you just must drop the last vowel.

Singular Il bacio

Plural I baci (not 'bacioi')

Translation The kiss the kisses The carpaccio (food) - The 'carpaccios' The transaction the transactions The advantage

Observation The pronunciation of the "c" is the same although the rule is different. The pronunciation of the "c" is the same although the rule is different. The pronunciation of the "z" is the same although the rule is different. The pronunciation of the "g" is the same although the rule is different.

I carpacci Il carpaccio (not 'carpaccii') Il negozio I negozi (not 'i negozioi)

Il vantaggio I vantaggi

Singular Il caff La citt La foto (la fotografia) Il labbro L'uovo Il paio Il braccio

Plural I caff Le citt

Translation The coffee The coffee The city The cities The photo The photos The lip The lips The egg The eggs

Observation The same word must be used in the singular and in the plural. The same word must be used in the singular and in the plural. The same word must be used in the singular and in the plural. The word is masculine in the singular and feminine in the plural. The word is masculine in the singular and feminine in the plural.

Le foto

Le labbra Le uova Le paia Le braccia

The couple The The word is masculine in the couples singular and feminine in the plural. The arm The arms The word is masculine in the singular and feminine in the plural.

ome words ending in "" or "" dont suffer any changes when pluralized and some words can be masculine in the singular form and feminine in the plural form.