Concord / Agreement
Here are the two most typical patterns:
1) The good boy / girl
| masculine | feminine |
singular | Il bravo ragazzo | La brava ragazza |
plural | I bravi ragazzi | Le brave ragazze |
2) The kind teacher
| masculine | feminine |
singular | L'insegnante gentile | L'insegnante gentile |
plural | Gli insegnanti gentili | Le insegnanti gentili |
Remarks:
Articles and adjectives agree with nouns for gender and number;
The plural of nouns and adjectives ending with "-o" or "-e" normally ends with "-i";
The plural of nouns and adjectives ending with "-a" normally ends with "-e".
For the position of adjectives see
For special cases concerning the number and gender of nouns see
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