why is it le scarpe maronni and not maronne?
grammar question
Colin397
October 1, 2017
Colin397
October 1, 2017
le scarpe marrone not marroni i mean
Lucia - Rocket Languages Tutor
October 2, 2017
Hi Colin,
In Italian, unlike English, adjectives change depending on the number and the gender of the word they modify. The adjectives that end in -e in the singular take -i in the plural, regardless of the gender of the noun:
La scarpa marrone (feminine, singular) > Le scarpe marroni (feminine, plural)
L'albero marrone (masculine, singular) > Gli alberi marroni (masculine, plural)
La foglia verde (feminine, singular) > Le foglie verdi (feminine, singular)
Il libro verde (masculine, singular) > I libri verdi (masculine, plural)
Hope this helps!
Lucia
In Italian, unlike English, adjectives change depending on the number and the gender of the word they modify. The adjectives that end in -e in the singular take -i in the plural, regardless of the gender of the noun:
La scarpa marrone (feminine, singular) > Le scarpe marroni (feminine, plural)
L'albero marrone (masculine, singular) > Gli alberi marroni (masculine, plural)
La foglia verde (feminine, singular) > Le foglie verdi (feminine, singular)
Il libro verde (masculine, singular) > I libri verdi (masculine, plural)
Hope this helps!
Lucia