Italian Language Grammar

  1. Nouns and Articles
    1. Grammatical Gender
      1. Masculine Nouns
        1. Typical Masculine Endings
          1. Nouns Ending in -O
            1. Nouns Ending in -E
            2. Exceptions and Irregularities
              1. Masculine Nouns Ending in -A
                1. Foreign Masculine Nouns
              2. Feminine Nouns
                1. Typical Feminine Endings
                  1. Nouns Ending in -A
                    1. Nouns Ending in -E
                    2. Exceptions and Irregularities
                      1. Feminine Nouns Ending in -O
                        1. Foreign Feminine Nouns
                      2. Irregular Genders
                        1. Nouns with Unpredictable Gender
                          1. Gender of Foreign Words
                            1. Gender of Abbreviations
                              1. Gender of Compound Nouns
                            2. Number
                              1. Forming Regular Plurals
                                1. Masculine Plurals in -I
                                  1. Feminine Plurals in -E
                                    1. Nouns Ending in -E (both genders)
                                    2. Special Pluralization Rules
                                      1. Nouns Ending in -CA and -GA
                                        1. Nouns Ending in -CO and -GO
                                          1. Nouns Ending in -CIA and -GIA
                                          2. Irregular Plurals
                                            1. Nouns with Irregular Plural Forms
                                              1. Masculine Nouns with Plural in -A
                                                1. Nouns with Different Meanings in Plural
                                                2. Invariable Nouns
                                                  1. Nouns Ending in Stressed Vowels
                                                    1. Foreign Nouns
                                                      1. Abbreviated Nouns
                                                        1. Monosyllabic Nouns
                                                      2. Articles
                                                        1. Definite Articles
                                                          1. Masculine Definite Articles
                                                            1. IL (before most masculine singular nouns)
                                                              1. LO (before s+consonant, z, gn, ps, y)
                                                                1. L' (before vowels)
                                                                  1. I (plural of il)
                                                                    1. GLI (plural of lo and l')
                                                                    2. Feminine Definite Articles
                                                                      1. LA (before feminine singular nouns)
                                                                        1. L' (before vowels)
                                                                          1. LE (plural form)
                                                                          2. Usage Rules for Definite Articles
                                                                            1. Before Proper Names
                                                                              1. With Days of the Week
                                                                                1. With Geographical Names
                                                                                  1. With Possessive Adjectives
                                                                                2. Indefinite Articles
                                                                                  1. Masculine Indefinite Articles
                                                                                    1. UN (before most masculine nouns)
                                                                                      1. UNO (before s+consonant, z, gn, ps, y)
                                                                                      2. Feminine Indefinite Articles
                                                                                        1. UNA (before feminine nouns)
                                                                                          1. UN' (before vowels)
                                                                                        2. Partitive Articles
                                                                                          1. Formation with DI + Definite Article
                                                                                            1. Usage to Express Some or Any
                                                                                              1. Omission in Negative Sentences
                                                                                                1. Alternatives to Partitive Articles

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