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I'm learning Italian. Is there a rule of thumb when it comes to the ending of adjectives?
For instance,
La bicicletta e gialla
vs.
Il sole e giallo
I notice this is usually based on the "gender" of the noun? But when the noun is plural, the ending is different. In this case, gialle... right?
Is that always the case? I just want to understand better when to end with a, e, o, i, etc.
I'm using Rosetta Stone, so it doesn't really explain why a certain ending is used.
2 Answers
- RELv 76 years ago
In Italian, as in other Romance languages, adjectives must always agree, both in gender and number, with the noun they modify.
- SusannaLv 46 years ago
Usually, in Italian, nouns and adjectives end with:
A if they are female and singolar: la biciclettA è giallA
E if they are female and plural: le biciclettE sono giallE
O if they are male and singolar: il gattO è nerO
I if they are male and plural: i gattI sono nerI.
In the endings of the nouns there can be a lot of exceptions (il sole, il clima, la febbre, le liti...) but adjectives always follow this rule.
Hope it helps! :)