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MASCHILE
E FEMMINILE (Masculine and Feminine)
In
Italian, NOUNS are either Masculine
of Feminine.
Typically,
nouns ending with -O are masculine, while nouns
ending with -A are feminine.
UOMO ("man" ) is a MASCULINE
noun
DONNA ("woman") is a FEMININE
noun
ARTICLES
and ADJECTIVES must agree with the gender (masculine or
feminine) of the NOUN they are associated with.
UOMO ITALIANO
DONNA ITALIANA
ITALIANO / ITALIANA are respectively the masculine and the feminine
form of the adjective.
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UN ("a") is the masculine
form of the indefinite article
UNA
("a") is the feminine form of the
indefinite article
--- UN UOMO ITALIANO
--- UNA DONNA ITALIANA
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