Italian GCSE
Noun endings
What Noun endings means in Italian GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Some nouns ending in -a or -o are spelt the same in both Italian and English, although the pronunciation differs.
Nouns ending in '-ore' are typically masculine and require masculine articles.
Topics that use Noun endings
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