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Why does "il braccio" become "le braccia" ?
Why does "il braccio" become "le braccia" ?
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Never question irregularities xD It's just the way the language has evolved :) I could ask you why "le jeu" becomes "les jeux" instead of "les jeus", but that wouldn't make much sense :)
Other irregular nouns are (and it's especially body parts):
- il ginocchio --> le ginocchia
- l'orecchio --> le orecchie
- il dito --> le dita
- l'uovo --> le uova
- l'uomo --> gli uomini
- il bue --> i buoi
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It's an irregular plural form, other examples that change from the masculine singular form to the feminine plural one:
il ginocchio= le ginocchia
l'orecchio= le orecchie
l'uovo= le uova
"Braccio" referring to the body part becomes "braccia", but referring to the part of a crane, for example, becomes "bracci", maintaining the masculine form in the plural.
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