I colori in italiano The colors in Italian

About Italian colors Colors are adjectives. Like adjectives, most colors agree with the nouns they modify. Italian colors fall into three groups: 1. Colors ending in –o have four forms: masculine and feminine, singular and plural. 2. Many colors ending in –e have two forms: singular and plural. 3. Invariable colors have one form only.

Section 1 Colors having four forms masculine singular masculine plural feminine singular feminine plural

azzurro Four forms masculine singular: azzurro feminine singular: azzurra masculine plural: azzurri feminine plural: azzurre

giallo Four forms masculine singular: giallo feminine singular: gialla masculine plural: gialli feminine plural: gialle

nero Four forms masculine singular: nero feminine singular: nera masculine plural: neri feminine plural: nere

bianco Four forms masculine singular: bianco feminine singular: bianca masculine plural: bianchi feminine plural: bianche

rosso Four forms masculine singular: rosso feminine singular: rossa masculine plural: rossi feminine plural: rosse

grigio Four forms masculine singular: grigio feminine singular: grigia masculine plural: grigi feminine plural: grigie

Colors having four forms Review: section 1 Colors having four forms nero nera neri nere grigio grigia grigi grige bianco bianca bianchi bianche rosso rossa rossi rosse giallo gialla gialli gialle azzurro azzurra azzurri azzurre

Section 2 Colors having two forms: singluar & plural

Two forms singular: marrone plural: marroni

Two forms singular: verde plural: verdi

Colors having two forms Review: section 2 Colors having two forms verde verdi marrone marroni

Section 3 “INVARIABLE COLORS” Colors having a single form

rosa A single form

blu A single form

viola A single form

arancione A single form

beige A single form

Colors having a single form (invariable colors) Review: section 3 Colors having a single form (invariable colors) rosa blu beige viola arancione

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