AccordItalian gender. Demystified.
In Italian, every noun has a gender — masculine or feminine. The patterns behind those genders are mostly predictable once you know what to look for. Start with the endings below.
il
lal'
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Six high-signal endings that cover a large share of Italian nouns.
-o
masculine
il libro, il tavolo, il gatto
-a
feminine
la casa, la porta, la mela
-zione / -sione
feminine
la nazione, la passione, la soluzione
-ore
masculine
il colore, l'amore, il fiore
-tà
feminine
la città, la libertà, la verità
-ma (Greek)
masculine
il problema, il sistema, il clima
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Cognates share their spelling or roots across Romance languages. They're the fastest way into Italian gender — a handful of endings cover hundreds of words.
Italian gender in Accord
Swipe through hundreds of words and master grammatical gender in Italian.