Nomi: genere e numeroNomi: genere e numeroNouns: gender and numberNouns: gender and number

Name: _________________ Name: _________________

Date: ______________Date: ______________

Nomi: genere e numeroNomi: genere e numero

Holey Notes Part 2:Holey Notes Part 2: How do we know if a word is How do we know if a word is

male or female in Italian?male or female in Italian? What does singular/plural mean? What does singular/plural mean?

What are the changes we have to make for What are the changes we have to make for plural nouns?plural nouns?

You can find more on You can find more on textbook pages 29 and 30!textbook pages 29 and 30!

Che cosChe cos’’ee’’ un nome?(What is a un nome?(What is a noun?)noun?)

A noun is a A noun is a personperson, , placeplace, or , or thingthing..

Esempi italiani: Esempi italiani: Silvio, ragazzo, ufficio, libro, Silvio, ragazzo, ufficio, libro, Silvia, ragazza, banca, pizzaSilvia, ragazza, banca, pizza

English examples: English examples: Paul, student, classroom, Paul, student, classroom, Mary, child, office, computerMary, child, office, computer

In italiano, nomi hanno un genere.In italiano, nomi hanno un genere.(In Italian, nouns have a gender.)(In Italian, nouns have a gender.)

Cosa significa genere? (What does gender mean?)Cosa significa genere? (What does gender mean?)Significa Significa maschilemaschile o o femminilefemminile..

(It means (It means masculinemasculine or or femininefeminine.).)

What has gender in English?What has gender in English? living thingsliving things

What has gender in Italian? What has gender in Italian? living and nonliving things living and nonliving things EVERYTHING! EVERYTHING!

What are our endings?What are our endings?

A word with an A word with an aa at the end is at the end is femininefeminine..

A word with an A word with an oo at the end is at the end is masculinemasculine..

A word with an A word with an ee at the end can be at the end can be feminine or feminine or masculinemasculine..

AA femininefeminine

OO masculinemasculine

EE feminine or masculinefeminine or masculine

What about OTHER endings?What about OTHER endings?What about words like film, bar, scooter, tram...?What about words like film, bar, scooter, tram...?

You just have to memorize them! You just have to memorize them!

HereHere’’s a trick: nouns ending in a s a trick: nouns ending in a consonantconsonant are are usually usually masculinemasculine..

Nomi Plurali (Plural Nouns)Nomi Plurali (Plural Nouns)Nouns have a Nouns have a gendergender and a and a numbernumber. Their . Their lastlast

lettersletters depend on if they are depend on if they are masculinemasculine or or femininefeminine AND if they are AND if they are singularsingular or or pluralplural. .

Singular (singolare) means there is just Singular (singolare) means there is just oneone of of the the person/place/thingperson/place/thing..

Plural (plurale) means there is Plural (plurale) means there is more than onemore than one of of the the person/place/thingperson/place/thing..

Ending ChangesEnding ChangesFeminine nouns end in Feminine nouns end in aa. When there is more . When there is more

than one feminine person/place/thing, the than one feminine person/place/thing, the word ends in word ends in ee..

AA EE

Masculine nouns end in Masculine nouns end in oo. When there is more . When there is more than one masculine person/place/thing, the than one masculine person/place/thing, the word ends in word ends in ii..

OO II

Ending changesEnding changes

People/places/things that end in People/places/things that end in ee change to change to ii..

Esempi (Examples):Esempi (Examples):

LezionLezionee lezion lezionii

RegionRegionee region regionii

Ospedale Ospedale ospedali ospedali

Ending ChangesEnding Changes

Words that Words that dondon’’tt end in a, o, or e end in a, o, or e dondon’’t changet change. .

Esempi (Examples):Esempi (Examples):

1 film 1 film 2 2 filmfilm

1 bar 1 bar 2 2 barbar

1 scooter 1 scooter 2 2 scooterscooter

Ending ChangesEnding Changes

Words that end in letters that have Words that end in letters that have accent marksaccent marks over them donover them don’’t change either. t change either.

Esempi (Examples):Esempi (Examples):1 città 1 città 2 città2 città1 attività 1 attività 200 attività200 attività1 università 1 università 2,000 università2,000 università1 caffè 1 caffè 20,000 caffè20,000 caffè1 tè 1 tè 200,000 tè200,000 tè

How do I remember all this?How do I remember all this?Words that have Words that have accentsaccents over the last letter or over the last letter or

end in a consonant end in a consonant dondon’’t change at allt change at all! !

How do I remember o How do I remember o i, a i, a e, e e, ei?i?Think about the Think about the problemproblem Miss Wood has at Miss Wood has at

home! …home! …

Un problemaUn problemaOOld ld IItalian talian aants nts eeat at eeverything verything iin sight!n sight!

OOldld IItaliantalianAAnts nts EEatat

EEverything verything IIn sight!n sight!

They are eating up all my food!! They are eating up all my food!! AIUTOOO!!!!AIUTOOO!!!!

Pratichiamo!Pratichiamo!1 treno + 1 treno = ?1 treno + 1 treno = ?

2 2 trenitreni

1 pizza + 1 pizza = ?1 pizza + 1 pizza = ?

2 2 pizzepizze

1 bicicletta + 1 bicicletta = ?1 bicicletta + 1 bicicletta = ?

2 2 biciclettebiciclette

Pratichiamo!Pratichiamo!

1 ristorante + 1 ristorante = ?1 ristorante + 1 ristorante = ?

2 2 ristorantiristoranti

1 lezione + 1 lezione = ?1 lezione + 1 lezione = ?

2 2 lezionilezioni

1 automobile + 1 automobile =?1 automobile + 1 automobile =?

2 2 automobiliautomobili