4 Some adjectives end in -a, like the following:
These adjectives have three forms: -a for the masculine and feminine singular
(ottimista), -i for the masculine plural (ottimisti) and -e for the feminine plural
(ottimiste). There is thus only one form for the masculine and feminine
singular:
- For an explanation of the -h- in belghe, see paragraph 6 below.
5 There are also some invariable adjectives, e.g. blu (dark blue), rosa (pink),
dispari (odd), pari (even), which do not change.
6 Care is needed in spelling the plural of adjectives ending in -co and -go.
There is no fixed rule for the masculine forms, which may keep the hard
l’arbitro [ms] francese
gli arbitri [mp] francesi
la cameriera [fs] francese
le cameriere [fp] francesi
lo stadio [ms] grande
gli stadi [mp] grandi
la casa [fs] grande
le case [fp] grandithe French referee
the French referees
the French waitress
the French waitresses
the big stadium
the big stadia/stadiums
the big house
the big housesottimista
pacifista
belga
entusiasta
idiotaoptimistic
pacifist
Belgian
enthusiastic
idioticil corteo [ms] pacifista
l’idea [fs] pacifista
i cortei [mp] pacifisti
le idee [fp] pacifiste
il ragazzo [ms] belga
la ragazza [fs] belga
i ragazzi [mp] belgi
le ragazze [fp] belghe*the pacifist rally
the pacifist idea
the pacifist rallies
the pacifist ideas
the Belgian boy
the Belgian girl
the Belgian boys
the Belgian girlsil vestito rosa
la penna blu
i numeri dispari
le pagine parithe pink garment/dress/suit
the blue pen
the odd numbers
the even pages