I sostantivi - nounsIl GENERE - GENDER

What is a noun?

•How do most Italian nouns end?

Qualities of nouns•Even if a noun is not a person, it has a GENDER – il genere

•Maschile or Femminile▫M usually ends in ____▫F usually ends in ____

Neutral

▫If the noun ends in –E, it can be either and must be memorized MASCULINE: studente, ristorante, caffè, cane, esame, meseFEMININE: automobile, notte, arte, estate, classe

Clues to tell the genderMaschile Femminile

•-o•-ore•consonant (foreign word)

•-iere

•-a•-essa•-ione•-rice•-iera

Abbreviated nouns• foto [f.] (from fotografia)

• cinema [m.] (from cinematografo)

• moto [f.] (from motocicletta)

• auto [f.] (from automobile)

• bici [f.] (from bicicletta)

CategorizeMaschile Femminile