{"id":12199,"date":"2016-08-01T16:49:17","date_gmt":"2016-08-01T14:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=12199"},"modified":"2016-08-01T16:49:17","modified_gmt":"2016-08-01T14:49:17","slug":"irregular-nouns-quiz-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/irregular-nouns-quiz-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Irregular Nouns – Quiz Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

In last week’s quiz on irregular nouns<\/strong><\/span><\/a> we asked you to translate each of the sentences in the four groups below by adding the definite or indefinite article (il<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>i<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>lo<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>gli<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>la<\/span><\/strong>, or <\/span>le<\/span><\/strong><\/span>, and un<\/strong>, uno<\/strong>, or una<\/strong>), picking the correct adjective from the box at the bottom of the page, and then pairing it with the appropriate noun. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

There were certainly a few tricky ones here. For Serena and myself, an interesting outcome of this particular exercise is that it has highlighted the difficulty of knowing where to place the adjective: before or after the noun. So we’ll be posting an article on this in the near future.<\/span><\/span>
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Now, let’s find out how you got on.<\/p>\n

Group A. <\/span><\/span>M<\/span><\/span>asculine words ending in <\/span><\/span>‘<\/span><\/span>a<\/b><\/span><\/span>‘<\/span><\/span> in the singular<\/span><\/span>, and ‘<\/span><\/span>i<\/b><\/span><\/span>‘<\/span><\/span> in the plural<\/span><\/span>:<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n1.<\/strong> <\/span>poeta<\/b><\/span> = poet
\n<\/span>the famous poet = <\/span>il <\/span>famoso<\/span> poeta<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

2. profeta<\/b> = prophet
\nthe biblical prophets = i profeti biblici<\/strong><\/p>\n

3. papa<\/b> = pope
\nthe pope is Argentinian = il papa \u00e8 argentino<\/strong><\/p>\n

4. eremita<\/b> = hermit<\/span>
\nthe hermit is very old = l’eremita \u00e8 molto vecchio<\/strong><\/p>\n

This group also contains a series of words ending in ‘ma<\/b>‘ in the singular, and ‘mi<\/b>‘ in the plural, e.g.:<\/span><\/p>\n

5. problema<\/b> = problem<\/span>
\na complicated problem = un problema complicato<\/strong><\/p>\n

6. tema<\/b> = theme
\nan interesting theme = un tema interessante<\/strong><\/p>\n

7. programma<\/b> = program
\nthe television programs = i programmi televisivi<\/strong><\/p>\n

Group <\/span>B. Words ending in <\/span>‘<\/span>ista<\/b><\/span>‘<\/span> which describe <\/span>professions<\/span>. <\/span>I<\/span>n the singular <\/span>t<\/span>he<\/span>se<\/span> always end in ‘<\/span>a<\/b><\/span>‘<\/span>,<\/span> regardless of the gender of the person described. <\/span>They <\/span>become regular<\/span> in the plural,<\/span> e.g.:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n