Noun–adjective agreement
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rosso → m.s. / f.s. / m.pl. / f.pl.
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rosso · rossa · rossi · rosse (a Group-1, -o adjective)
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italiano → four forms
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italiano · italiana · italiani · italiane
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verde → sing. / plur.
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verde (m. & f. sing.) · verdi (m. & f. plur.) — a Group-2, -e adjective
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grande → sing. / plur.
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grande (both genders) · grandi (both genders, plural)
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una casa ___ (nuovo)
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nuova — «casa» is feminine singular, so the -o adjective takes -a
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due libri ___ (interessante)
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interessanti — a -e adjective takes -i in the plural (both genders)
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le ragazze ___ (simpatico)
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simpatiche — feminine plural of «simpatica»: -ca → -che
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How does a Group-1 (-o) adjective end?
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-o (m.s.), -a (f.s.), -i (m.pl.), -e (f.pl.) — e.g. rosso/rossa/rossi/rosse.
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How does a Group-2 (-e) adjective end?
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-e (singular, both genders), -i (plural, both genders) — e.g. verde → verdi. No gender change.
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Where does a descriptive adjective usually go?
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After the noun («un libro interessante»); a few common ones (bello, buono, grande) can come before.
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One adjective, two nouns of different gender — what form?
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Masculine plural: «un cane e una gatta neri».
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Plural of a -a adjective for feminine nouns?
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-a → -e: «ragazza simpatica» → «ragazze simpatiche» (never -i).
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What's wrong with «una ragazza intelligenta»?
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«intelligente» is a -e adjective; it never takes -a. Correct: «una ragazza intelligente».
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How do «bello» and «buono» behave before a noun?
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They shorten like the article: «bel libro», «bei libri», «buon amico» — still agreeing with the noun.
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