• 意大利语名词复数

　　When forming the plural of Italian nouns, the vowel endings change to indicate a change in number. For regular masculine nouns that end in -o, the ending changes to -i in the plural.

　　The table below includes a few nouns to start with:

　　

PLURAL FORMS OF ITALIAN MASCULINE NOUNS ENDING IN -O
SINGULAR	PLURAL	ENGLISH
fratello	fratelli	brothers
libro	libri	books
nonno	nonni	grandfather
ragazzo	ragazzi	boys
vino	vini	wine

Regular feminine nouns that end in -a take on -e endings in the plural.

　　

PLURAL FORMS OF ITALIAN FEMININE NOUNS ENDING IN -A
SINGULAR	PLURAL	ENGLISH
casa	case	houses
penna	penne	pens
pizza	pizze	pizzas
ragazza	ragazze	girls
sorella	sorelle	sisters

When forming the plural of nouns ending in a consonant, such as words of foreign origin, only the article changes: il film/i film; la photo/le photo. Here are some exceptions to the rule for forming feminine plurals:

　　Feminine-noun ending -ea changes to -ee in the plural. For example: dea/dee (goddess/goddesses).Feminine-noun ending -ca changes to -che in the plural. For example: amica/amiche (friend/friends). Remember that -che is pronounced as "keh" in Italian.Finally, be aware that some nouns end in -e. The plural forms of these nouns will end in -i (regardless of whether these nouns are masculine or feminine).

　　

PLURAL FORMS OF ITALIAN NOUNS ENDING IN -E
SINGULAR	PLURAL	ENGLISH
bicchiere	bicchieri	(wine) glass
chiave	chiavi	keys
fiume	fiumi	rivers
frase	frasi	phrases
padre	padri	fathers