Learn Italian: Anna ha due trecce bionde. - Anna has two blonde braids.

Anna ha due trecce bionde.

Anna has two blonde braids.

Breakdown of Anna ha due trecce bionde.

Questions & Answers about Anna ha due trecce bionde.

Why is the plural of treccia spelled trecce and not treccie?

This follows the rule for feminine nouns ending in an unstressed -cia or -gia. If the ending is preceded by a consonant (like the first c in treccia), the i is dropped in the plural. If it were preceded by a vowel (like in camicia), it would keep the i (camicie).

Does dropping the i in trecce change how the word is pronounced?

No, the double c still has a soft "ch" sound, just like in the singular. In the singular treccia, the i was only there to force the soft "ch" sound before the vowel a. In the plural, the vowel e automatically makes the c soft, so the i is completely unnecessary!

Why does the adjective bionde end in -e here?

Treccia is a feminine noun. Since we have two of them, the noun becomes plural feminine (trecce). The adjective for "blonde" (biondo) must agree in gender and number, changing its ending to the feminine plural -e to become bionde.

Can trecce be used for things other than hair?