"gli" and "i"? I am taking an online course, and while the phrase "the men" is "gli uomini", other masculine verbs, like "the horses", are "i cavallo." (I think cavallo is a masculine verb; I might be wrong, but my question still stands.)
Thanks!
2006-12-13 04:09:51 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
"Gli" is used when you have the plural noun beginning with a vowel, such as the one you mentioned: "gli uomini."
Other good example:
gli anni = the years
2006-12-13 04:13:11 · answer #1 · answered by crowbird_52 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My Italian is way rusty, but the second answer sounds right. However "uomini" and "cavallo" are masculine NOUNS, not verbs. "Cavallo" is singular, il cavallo, and "cavalli" is plural, i cavalli.
So use gli or i for masculine plural nouns, depending on what they start with.
2006-12-13 12:28:17 · answer #2 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
cavallo is a masculine noun and is singular the correct form is "i cavalli"...bye
2006-12-13 14:33:55 · answer #3 · answered by jess 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with crowbird .
2006-12-13 14:23:40 · answer #4 · answered by citizen high 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here ya' go. Hope it helps.
2006-12-13 12:12:45 · answer #5 · answered by Tellin' U Da Truth! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋