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Elizabeth Soto asked 23 Sep 11

colori fem or masc.

When referring to just the color saying "it is yellow" do I make the color fem or masc? E' giallo o E' gialla?

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Salvatore Saja answered 23 Sep 11

But a sentence can be contructed in different ways, so a color could be used in its singular form to refer to a plural word...

e.g.:

I suoi occhi sono grigi. [ "Grigi" is a "simple" color and is used as an adjective ]

Ho gli occhi grigio scuro. [ "Grigio" is next to "scuro", which means dark, and is used as a substantive ]

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Salvatore Saja answered 23 Sep 11

Some colors:

Giallo [ Masculine or mixed gender - Singular ]
Gialla [ Feminine - Singular ]
Gialli [ Masculine or mixed gender - Plural ]
Gialle [ Feminine - Plural ]

Rosso [ Masculine or mixed gender - Singular ]
Rossa [ Feminine - Singular ]
Rossi [ Masculine or mixed gender - Plural ]
Rosse [ Feminine - Plural ]

Rosa [ Masculine or mixed gender - Singular ]
Rosa [ Feminine - Singular ]
Rosa [ Masculine or mixed gender - Plural ]
Rosa [ Feminine - Plural ]

Verde [ Masculine or mixed gender - Singular ]
Verde [ Feminine - Singular ]
Verdi [ Masculine or mixed gender - Plural ]
Verdi [ Feminine - Plural ]

Blu [ Masculine or mixed gender - Singular ]
Blu [ Feminine - Singular ]
Blu [ Masculine or mixed gender - Plural ]
Blu [ Feminine - Plural ]

Celeste [ Masculine or mixed gender - Singular ]
Celeste [ Feminine - Singular ]
Celesti [ Masculine or mixed gender - Plural ]
Celesti [ Feminine - Plural ]

Azzurro [ Masculine or mixed gender - Singular ]
Azzurra [ Feminine - Singular ]
Azzurri [ Masculine or mixed gender - Plural ]
Azzurre [ Feminine - Plural ]

Marrone [ Masculine or mixed gender - Singular ]
Marrone [ Feminine - Singular ]
Marroni [ Masculine or mixed gender - Plural ]
Marroni [ Feminine - Plural ]

Viola [ Masculine or mixed gender - Singular ]
Viola [ Feminine - Singular ]
Viola [ Masculine or mixed gender - Plural ]
Viola [ Feminine - Plural ]

Arancione [ Masculine or mixed gender - Singular ]
Arancione [ Feminine - Singular ]
Arancioni [ Masculine or mixed gender - Plural ]
Arancioni [ Feminine - Plural ]

Bianco [ Masculine or mixed gender - Singular ]
Bianca [ Feminine - Singular ]
Bianchi [ Masculine or mixed gender - Plural ]
Bianche [ Feminine - Plural ]

Nero [ Masculine or mixed gender - Singular ]
Nera [ Feminine - Singular ]
Neri [ Masculine or mixed gender - Plural ]
Nere [ Feminine - Plural ]

Grigio [ Masculine or mixed gender - Singular ]
Grigia [ Feminine - Singular ]
Grigi [ Masculine or mixed gender - Plural ]
Grigie [ Feminine - Plural ]

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Elizabeth Soto answered 23 Sep 11

ok this helped a lot you do a good job explaining. Thanks again

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Salvatore Saja answered 23 Sep 11

;)

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Elizabeth Soto answered 24 Sep 11

grazie :)

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