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Apr 29, 2012 - 04:40 PM
The word "qualche" is always followed by a singular noun even if you're referring to more than one thing. The plural of arancia is arance. In this case you don't need to retain the "i' to keep the soft "c" sound.
Apr 30, 2012 - 09:46 AM
Dear Bob, you're right, it should be "Arance" in all cases. I will let the development team know about this so that they can fix it. I apologize for this error.
Now, in case you're interested, to explain a little bit more about the rule regarding most plurals; for words that end in "cia", they should have "cie" as an ending. However, all words that have a consonant before the "cia", like AraNcia, should end in "ce".
For instance:
Camicia --- Camicie (The shirt -- the shirts)
Valigia --- Valigie (The suitcase -- the suitcases)
But:
La doccia --- Le docce (The shower -- the showers)
La mancia --- Le mance (The tip -- The tips, as in the 'tip' you give to the waiter)
Here's a good link with plenty of examples: http://www.manuscritto.it/la_i.html. We'll be working to fix our error as soon as possible. Cheers.
Now, in case you're interested, to explain a little bit more about the rule regarding most plurals; for words that end in "cia", they should have "cie" as an ending. However, all words that have a consonant before the "cia", like AraNcia, should end in "ce".
For instance:
Camicia --- Camicie (The shirt -- the shirts)
Valigia --- Valigie (The suitcase -- the suitcases)
But:
La doccia --- Le docce (The shower -- the showers)
La mancia --- Le mance (The tip -- The tips, as in the 'tip' you give to the waiter)
Here's a good link with plenty of examples: http://www.manuscritto.it/la_i.html. We'll be working to fix our error as soon as possible. Cheers.
May 01, 2012 - 08:28 AM
Natasha is correct. Qualche is followed by a singular noun.
May 04, 2012 - 10:09 AM
Thanks, Leo!
May 04, 2012 - 04:42 PM
You're very welcome Bob! : )