I colori in italianoThe colors in Italian

About Italian colors Colors are adjectives. Like adjectives,

most colors agree with the nouns they modify.

Italian colors fall into three groups:1. Colors ending in –o have four forms:

masculine and feminine, singular and plural.

2. Many colors ending in –e have two forms: singular and plural.

3. Invariable colors have one form only.

Section 1

Colors having four forms

masculine singular masculine pluralfeminine singular feminine plural

azzurroFour forms

masculine singular: azzurrofeminine singular: azzurramasculine plural: azzurrifeminine plural: azzurre

giallo

Four forms

masculine singular: giallofeminine singular: giallamasculine plural: giallifeminine plural: gialle

nero

Four forms

masculine singular: nerofeminine singular: neramasculine plural: nerifeminine plural: nere

bianco

Four forms

masculine singular: biancofeminine singular: biancamasculine plural: bianchifeminine plural: bianche

rosso

Four forms

masculine singular: rossofeminine singular: rossamasculine plural: rossifeminine plural: rosse

grigioFour forms

masculine singular: grigiofeminine singular: grigiamasculine plural: grigifeminine plural: grigie

rosso

rossa

rossi

rosse

giallo

gialla

gialli

gialle

Review: section 1

Colors having four forms

nero

nera

neri

nere

grigio

grigia

grigi

grige

bianco

bianca

bianchi

bianche

azzurro

azzurra

azzurri

azzurre

Section 2

Colors having two forms:

singluar&

plural

marrone

Two forms

singular: marroneplural: marroni

verde

Two forms

singular: verdeplural: verdi

marrone

marroni

Review: section 2

Colors having two forms

verde

verdi

Section 3

“INVARIABLE COLORS”

Colors having a single form

rosa

A single form

blu

A single form

viola

A single form

arancione

A single form

beige

A single form

blu

Review: section 3

Colors having a single form (invariable colors)

rosa arancioneviolabeige

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