i sostantivi - nouns il genere - gender. what is a noun? how do most italian nouns end?
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I sostantivi - nounsIl GENERE - GENDER
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What is a noun?
•How do most Italian nouns end?
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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 ____
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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
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Clues to tell the genderMaschile Femminile
•-o•-ore•consonant (foreign word)
•-iere
•-a•-essa•-ione•-rice•-iera
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Abbreviated nouns• foto [f.] (from fotografia)
• cinema [m.] (from cinematografo)
• moto [f.] (from motocicletta)
• auto [f.] (from automobile)
• bici [f.] (from bicicletta)
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CategorizeMaschile Femminile