A. In Italian, we make most nouns plural by changing their endings.
In the chart below, you can see how the most common endings change to form the plural.
B. Masculine nouns have the following rules and exceptions when forming the plural:
In the chart below, you can see how the most common endings change to form the plural.
Change | Singular | Plural |
-o --> -i | il ragazzo | i ragazzi |
-a --> -e | la casa | le case |
-e --> -i | il giornale / la lezione | i giornali / le lezioni |
B. Masculine nouns have the following rules and exceptions when forming the plural: