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In Italian, adjectives change their endings to match the gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural) of the nouns they describe. 

### Adjectives ending in -o

The most common adjectives end in **-o** in the masculine singular. They have four different forms:

| | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| **Masculine** | **-o** | **-i** |
| **Feminine** | **-a** | **-e** |

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### Adjectives ending in -e

Some adjectives, like **veloce** (fast) or **divertente** (fun), end in **-e** in the singular. They use the same form for both masculine and feminine nouns. 

To make them plural, change the **-e** to an **-i**.

| | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| **Masc. & Fem.** | **-e** | **-i** |

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When describing a feminine plural noun, pay close attention. Standard adjectives end in **-e**, while adjectives from this second group end in **-i**:

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Adjective endings (-o, -a, -i, -e)

adjective

adjective/adverb

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

preposition

pronoun

proper noun

sentence

verb

Subject pronouns and the verb to be (io sono)

Singular definite articles (il, la)

Singular demonstratives (questo, questa)

Basic verbal negation (non)

Yes/No questions

Coordinating conjunctions (e, ma, o)

Regular plurals and definite articles (-i, -e, i, le)

Plural verb to be (noi siamo, voi siete)

Plural demonstratives (questi, queste)

Nouns ending in -e

Special singular articles (lo, l')

The plural article (gli)

Special indefinite articles (uno, un')

Demonstrative adjectives (quello, quella)

Expressing quantity (molto, poco, tanto)

The verb to have (ho, hai, ha...)

There is / there are (c'è, ci sono)

The preposition of (di)

Singular possessives (il mio, la mia)

Numbers 1 to 10 (uno, due, tre...)

Numbers 11 to 20 (undici, dodici...)

Numbers 21 to 100 (trenta, quaranta...)

Idiomatic avere (avere fame, avere anni)

Plural possessive adjectives (i miei, le mie)

Possessives with family members (mio padre)

Formal address (dare del Lei)

Present tense of -are verbs (-o, -i, -a)

Question words (chi, cosa, dove)

Present tense of -ere verbs (-o, -i, -e)

Question words (quando, come, perché)

Question word agreement (quanto, quanta, quanti, quante)

Regular -ire verbs

Verbs with -isc- (capisco, capisci, capisce)

Pronouns after prepositions (me, te, lui)

The verb fare (faccio, fai, fa)

The verb andare (vado, vai, va)

The verb stare (sto, stai, sta)

The verb venire (vengo, vieni, viene)

The verb uscire (esco, esci, esce)

Location and destination (a, in)

Origin and movement (da)

Articulated prepositions with a (al, alla)

Articulated prepositions with in (nel, nella)

Articulated prepositions with di and da (del, dal)

Simple prepositions (con, per, su, tra)

Articulated prepositions with su (sul, sulla)

Months of the year

Telling time (sono le...)

Dates (il + number)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (primo, secondo, terzo...)

The verb to want (volere)

The verb can (potere)

The verb must (dovere)

The verb to know (sapere)

Reflexive verbs (mi lavo, ti lavi)

Indirect object pronouns (gli, le, ci...)

Expressing preferences (mi piace)

Plural preferences (mi piacciono)

Comparatives (più... di, meno... di)

The passato prossimo with avere (ho parlato)

Irregular past participles (fatto, letto, preso)

The passato prossimo with essere (sono andato)

Reflexive verbs in the past (mi sono svegliato)

Time adverbs with the past tense (già, mai, ancora)

Third-person direct object pronouns (lo, la, li, le)

First and second-person direct object pronouns (mi, ti, ci, vi)

The four seasons

Prepositions of place (vicino a, davanti a)

Conversational words (beh, allora, davvero)

Indefinite adjectives for some (qualche, alcuni)

Indefinite adjectives for every and all (ogni, tutti)

Indefinite pronouns (qualcosa, qualcuno)

Noun suffixes (-ino, -one)

Adverbs of manner (-mente)

Comparisons of equality (così... come)

The relative superlative (il più)

The absolute superlative (-issimo)

Irregular comparatives (migliore, peggiore)

Present progressive (stare + -ando, -endo)

Imminent actions (stare per)

The locative pronoun (ci)

The partitive pronoun (ne)

Pronoun placement with modal verbs

Impersonal subjects (si)

Prepositions of time (da, per, tra, fra)

Past participle agreement with pronouns

Past tense of modal verbs

Question	Answer
hot	caldo
cold	freddo
Is the plate hot or cold?	Il piatto è caldo o freddo?
slow	lento
The train is slow.	Il treno è lento.
famous	famoso
This restaurant is new, but it is very famous.	Questo ristorante è nuovo, ma è molto famoso.
The night is not hot, it is cold.	La notte non è calda, è fredda.
light	leggero
The red bag is very light.	La borsa rossa è molto leggera.
quiet	tranquillo
The house is very quiet.	La casa è molto tranquilla.
fast	veloce
Are the Italian trains fast or slow?	I treni italiani sono veloci o lenti?
The backpacks are small and light.	Gli zaini sono piccoli e leggeri.
The children are very quiet today.	I bambini sono molto tranquilli oggi.
fun	divertente
The American students are intelligent and fun.	Gli studenti americani sono intelligenti e divertenti.
These castles are big and famous.	Questi castelli sono grandi e famosi.
The American cars are fast.	Le macchine americane sono veloci.
These mountains are beautiful but dangerous.	Queste montagne sono belle ma pericolose.
The islands are beautiful and quiet.	Le isole sono belle e tranquille.
The girls are tall and intelligent.	Le ragazze sono alte e intelligenti.
boring	noioso
This book is boring, but it is very important.	Questo libro è noioso, ma è molto importante.
The newspaper is boring, but the book is fun.	Il giornale è noioso, ma il libro è divertente.
safe	sicuro
This train is very safe.	Questo treno è molto sicuro.
The island is safe.	L'isola è sicura.