I, gli or le? Mixed plurals

Compare masculine and feminine plurals, including vowel beginnings.

The idea

Feminine plurals use le, even before a vowel. Masculine plurals use i before ordinary consonants and gli before vowels or special beginnings such as s + consonant and z. Every round mixes all three: decide from the noun, not the lesson title. Mani and notti are feminine despite their -i ending.

Words for this lesson

le case — houses le notti — nights le mani — hands le amiche — female friends

Words for this lesson

i libri — books i cani — dogs i treni — trains gli studenti — students

Words for this lesson

gli zaini — backpacks gli amici — male/mixed friends