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Il giornale è italiano.

Il giornale è italiano.
The newspaper is Italian.
From Lesson 10:Nouns ending in -e·Italian

Breakdown of Il giornale è italiano.

essere
to be
italiano
Italian
il giornale
the newspaper

Questions & Answers about Il giornale è italiano.

Since giornale ends in -e, how do I know if it is masculine or feminine?
Nouns ending in -e can be either masculine or feminine, so you usually have to memorize the gender when you learn the word. Luckily, this sentence gives you clues: the masculine article il and the masculine adjective italiano both prove that giornale is a masculine noun.
How would I make this plural to say "the newspapers"?
Nouns that end in -e in the singular change to -i in the plural, regardless of their gender. So, the masculine singular il giornale (the newspaper) becomes the masculine plural i giornali (the newspapers).
Why does the adjective end in -o (italiano) instead of matching the -e ending of giornale?
Adjectives must agree with the gender and number of the noun, but they do not always copy the noun's exact last letter. Because giornale is a masculine singular noun, we use the regular masculine singular ending for the adjective, which is italiano.
Why does è have an accent mark?
The accent mark shows that è means "is" (from the verb essere, to be). Without the accent mark, the word e simply means "and".

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