Italian Grammar Class - Level 1 - Nouns: gender and number

Level 1

from Beginner to Low Intermediate

Why is it important to study Italian gender and number rules?

Unlike in English, gender in Italian is the first characteristic of every noun. In Italian, everything has a gender, and you need to know which gender it is to use a noun with the correct article, adjective, or pronoun.

You won’t find a neutral gender for Italian names, but from day one of your Italian class, you’ll start hearing that everything has to “agree.”

This means that all parts of the phrase have to be in accordance with the word gender (and number).