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Adjectives
Adjectives normally follow the noun they describe in Italian,
Some common exceptions which precede the noun are:
bello beautiful,
breve short,
brutto ugly,
buono good,
cattivo bad,
giovane young,
grande big,
lungo long,
nuovo new,
piccolo small,
vecchio old Italian adjectives have to reflect the gender of the noun they
describe. To make an adjective feminine, an
a replaces the
o of the masculine, e.g.
rosso -
rossa. Adjectives ending in
e, e.g.
giovane, can be either masculine or
feminine. The plural forms of the adjective change in the way
described for nouns (above). my, your, his, her These words also depend on the gender and number of the noun they
accompany, and not on the sex of the 'owner'.
with masc.
with fem.
with masc.
with fem.
sing. noun
sing. noun
plur. noun
plur. noun
my
il mio
la mia
i miei
le mie
your (polite)
il suo
la sua
i suoi
le sue
your (plural)
il vostro
la vostra
i vostri
le vostre
his/her
il suo
la sua
i suoi
le sue
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