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Plural of Italian nouns

Learn the plurals of the Italian nouns with Lo Studio Italiano! Online interactive exercises on the plural forms of regular and irregular Italian nouns.

The grammar section of this site offers advanced learning tools for practicing the plural forms of Italian nouns. Please see below for a demonstration of the different exercises. Click on show exercises to try out for yourself:

• Plural of regular Italian nouns
  What are the plural forms of Italian nouns like panino and birra?
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  Singular	Plural
  un bicchiere	due	√ rep due bicchieri
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  bicchiere = glass *un bicchiere*due **due bicchieri*due bicchieri*bicchiere*********100*udenbestart*bicchiere = glass *
  una birra	due	√ rep due birre
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  birra = beer *una birra*due **due birre*due birre*birra*********100*udenbestart*birra = beer *
  un panino	due	√ rep due panini
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  panino = roll, sandwich *un panino*due **due panini*due panini*panino*********100*udenbestart*panino = roll, sandwich *

  
  
  
  
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  Singular	Plural
  il gelato		√ rep i gelati
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  gelato = ice cream *il gelato***i gelati*i gelati*gelato*********100*medbestart*gelato = ice cream *
  la casa		√ rep le case
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  casa = house *la casa***le case*le case*casa*********100*medbestart*casa = house *
  il fiore		√ rep i fiori
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  fiore = flower *il fiore***i fiori*i fiori*fiore*********100*medbestart*fiore = flower *

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Plural of Italian nouns ending on -co, -ca, -go, -ga
  These are Italian nouns like lago and amico
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  Singular	Plural
  un medico	due	√ rep due medici
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  medico = doctor *un medico*due **due medici*due medici*medico*********100*udenbestart*medico = doctor *
  un albergo	due	√ rep due alberghi
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  albergo = hotel *un albergo*due **due alberghi*due alberghi*albergo*********100*udenbestart*albergo = hotel *
  un'amica	due	√ rep due amiche
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  amica = friend, girlfriend *un'amica*due **due amiche*due amiche*amica*********100*udenbestart*amica = friend, girlfriend *

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Plural of Italian nouns ending on -io
  What are the plural forms of Italian nouns like figlio and negozio?
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  Singular	Plural
  un figlio	due	√ rep due figli
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  figlio = son *un figlio*due **due figli*due figli*figlio*********100*udenbestart*figlio = son *
  un negozio	due	√ rep due negozi
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  negozio = shop, store *un negozio*due **due negozi*due negozi*negozio*********100*udenbestart*negozio = shop, store *

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Plural of Italian nouns ending on -ista
  What about Italian nouns like barista and turista?
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  Singular	Plural
  una violinista	due	√ rep due violiniste
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  violinista = violinist *una violinista*due **due violiniste*due violiniste*violinista*********100*udenbestart*violinista = violinist *
  una barista	due	√ rep due bariste
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  barista = barman, barmaid *una barista*due **due bariste*due bariste*barista*********100*udenbestart*barista = barman, barmaid *
  una turista	due	√ rep due turiste
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  turista = tourist *una turista*due **due turiste*due turiste*turista*********100*udenbestart*turista = tourist *

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Plural of irregular Italian nouns
  What are the plural forms of irregular Italian nouns like uovo and uomo?
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  Singular	Plural
  l'uovo		√ rep le uova
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  uovo = egg *l'uovo***le uova*le uova*uovo*********100*medbestart*uovo = egg *
  l'uomo		√ rep gli uomini
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  uomo = man, human being *l'uomo***gli uomini*gli uomini*uomo*********100*medbestart*uomo = man, human being *
  il caffè		√ rep i caffè
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  caffè = coffee *il caffè***i caffè*i caffè*caffè*********100*medbestart*caffè = coffee *

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

All the above exercises on the plural forms of Italian nouns can be done with or without the definite article. You can also challenge yourself by mixing the different kinds of nouns in the exercises.
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