If you would like to be fluent in the Italian language or at least give the impression that you can communicate like a native speaker, you must understand how to create Italian Nouns from Singular to Plural
Making mistakes with plural nouns is one of the classic signs that you don’t fully master the Italian language.
Watch these images and words. What do you notice?
LIBRO
LIBRI
CASA
CASE
PENNA
PENNE
YES!
Most nouns in Italian become plural by changing their endings: to express a change in number. You usually do it by changing the ending from one vowel to another:
💡 For regular masculine nouns that end in –o,- as in GATTO and LIBRO – the ending changes to –i – as in GATTI and LIBRI – in the plural.
💡 For regular feminine nouns that end in –a,– as in CASA and PENNA – the ending changes to –e – as in CASE and PENNE – in the plural.
… but this is not the end of the story for plurals:
NAVE
NAVI
Some nouns end in –e. – as pesce and nave – : the plural forms of these nouns will end in –i (regardless of gender).
PESCE
PESCI
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So the rules are:
There are many exceptions to these rules but the rules for the three main types of invariable nouns follow:
MASCULINE nouns
Singular: -o -e
libro
pesce
Plural: – i
libri
pesci
FEMININE nouns
Singular: -a -e
casa
nave
Plural: -e -i
case
navi
Learn the Exceptions to Plural Nouns in Italian to Speak More Confidently
Nouns ending in a different way for Italian Nouns Singular to Plural
1. Nouns that end in an accented final vowel, such as caffè and città , are invariable.
2. Nouns that end in a consonant, such as bar and film are invariable.
3. Nouns that are abbreviations, such as moto, bici, radio and cinema are invariable.
Masculine singular nouns with the feminine plural form
Some nouns are masculine in the singular and feminine in the plural
| Masculine SINGULAR | Feminine PLURAL |
|---|---|
| DIto | Dita |
| Ginocchio | Ginocchia |
| Labbro | Labbra |
Memorize those rules and practise applying them.
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