Italian GCSE

Irregular nouns

What Irregular nouns means in Italian GCSE, as defined for AQA.

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Common irregulars must be memorised, such as 'la mano' becoming 'le mani' and 'l'uomo' having the highly irregular plural 'gli uomini'.

AQA · Nouns

A specific group of nouns that are masculine in the singular but become feminine in the plural, typically ending in '-a'.

AQA · Nouns

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Nouns (AQA GCSE)

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