Nouns, in English and Italian, can be organized into two categories: countable (nomi numerabili) and uncountable (nomi non numerabili or nomi di massa).
Nomi numerabili
- Countable nouns are definable, often tangible, things or beings. For example bicchieri or orologi.
Ho portato delle mele se vuoi assaggiarle.
I brought some apples if you'd like to taste them.
Chissà quante persone verranno alla festa.
Who knows how many people will come to the party. - Countable nouns only take modifiers in the plural.
Ci sono pochi siti archeologici da visitare qui.
There are few archaeological sites to visit here.
Questa mattina abbiamo visto molti gabbiani sul molo.
This morning we saw a lot of seagulls on the pier.