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Ends in -o or -e or consonant

ex. porto (port)
hamburger
masculine
Ends in -a or -e or -ione

ex. porta (door)
televisione
feminine
un
masculine! before all nouns

ex. un dizionario
un anno
uno
masculine! before s + cons, gn, z, ps.

ex. uno sport
uno zoo
uno psicologo
uno gnomo
una
feminine! before all consonants

ex. una professoressa
una studentessa
un'
Feminine! before all vowels

ex. un'amica
un'eccezione
singular to plural

ragazzo
masculine

ragazzo --> ragazzi
singular to plural

esame
masculine

esame --> esami
singular to plural

classe
feminine

classe --> classi
singular to plural

studentessa
feminine

studentessa --> studentesse
singular to plural

hamburger
ends in consonant

hamburger --> hamburger
singular to plural

universita'
ends in accented vowel

universita' --> universita'
singular to plural

San Pellegrino
a Proper Noun

San Pellegrino -->San Pellegrino
il
MASCULINE SINGULAR!
-definite article
-before a consonant

ex. il bambino
l'
MASCULINE SINGULAR!
-definite article
-before a vowel

ex. l'animale
lo
MASCULINE SINGLULAR!
-definite article
-before s+cons, gn, ps, z

ex. lo sport, zoo, psicologo, gnomo
i
MASCULINE PLURAL!
-definite article
-il --> i

ex. i bambini
gli
MASCULINE PLURAL!
-deinite article
-l' --> gli
-lo --> gli
ex. gli errori, sport, zoo, psicologi, gnomi
SINGULAR MASCULINE -->
+ consonant --> il libro
+ vowel --> l'esame
+ s+cons, ps, gn, z --> lo zaino
PLURAL MASCULINE
+ consonant --> i libri
+ vowel --> gli esami
+ s+cons, ps, gn, z--> gli zaini
la
FEMININE SINGULAR
-definite article
-before a consonant

ex. la villa, la studentessa
l'
FEMININE SINGULAR
-definite article
-before a vowel

ex. l'amica, l'eccezione
le
FEMININE PLURAL
-definite article
-la --> le
-l' --> le

ex. le ville, le eccezioni
SINGULAR FEMININE-->
+ cons --> la penna
+ vowel --> l'informazione
PLURAL FEMININE
+ cons --> le penne
+ vowel --> le informationi