How to make adjectives feminine - ADJECTIVES - Easy Learning Italian Grammar

Easy Learning Italian Grammar (2011)

ADJECTIVES

2. How to make adjectives feminine

If the masculine adjective ends in –o, change –o to –a.

un ragazzo simpatico

a nice boy

una ragazza simpatica

a nice girl

un film italiano

an Italian film

una squadra italiana

an Italian team

You don’t change the ending for the feminine:

if the masculine adjective ends in –e

un libro inglese

an English book

una famiglia inglese

an English family

un treno veloce

a fast train

una macchina veloce

a fast car

Note that adjectives such as italiano, inglese, francese do not start with

a capital letter in Italian.

in the case of some colours

un calzino rosa

a pink sock

una maglietta rosa

a pink T-shirt

un tappeto blu

a blue rug

una macchina blu

a blue car

un vestito beige

a beige suit

una gonna beige

a beige skirt

Note that these adjectives don’t change in the plural either.

if the adjective ends with a consonant

un gruppo pop

a pop group

la musica pop

pop music

un tipo snob

a posh guy

una persona snob

a posh person

Note that these adjectives don’t change in the plural either.

Tip

If you are female, make sure you always use a feminine adjective when talking about yourself:

Sono stanca.

I’m tired.

Sono pronta.

I’m ready.