sound of  c  and  g  and add  h  ( -chi ,  -ghi ), or change the sound of  c  and  g  in the plural ( -ci ,  -gi ). The feminine plural forms always add  h  ( -che ,  -ghe ) in order to keep the hard sound of  c  and  g . If in doubt, check in a dictionary; the best way to remember these sorts of plural is through practice: The adjective  belga , as we have seen, keeps the hard sound of  g  in the femi- nine plural by adding  h  ( belghe ); but it changes the sound in the masculine plural ( belgi ). 7 As can be seen in the examples, the adjective normally comes after the noun it refers to and (unless it is invariable) it must agree in gender and number with the noun. It must also agree in gender and number with the noun even where it is separated from it by another word, such as a verb: When the adjective refers to two or more nouns which are di ff erent in gender, it is masculine plural: 8 In some cases the adjective can also precede the noun it refers to. When the adjective comes before the noun, the meaning of the noun becomes di ff erent, as in these examples: Unit 3 19 Masculine singular greco pratico pubblico ricco fresco largo Masculine plural greci pratici pubblici ricchi freschi larghi Feminine singular greca pratica pubblica ricca fresca larga Feminine plural greche pratiche pubbliche ricche fresche larghe Greek practical public rich fresh wide Lorenzo è italiano. Lorenzo e Vittorio sono italiani. Anna è italiana. Anna e Claudia sono italiane. Lorenzo is Italian. Lorenzo and Vittorio are Italian. Anna is Italian. Anna and Claudia are Italian. Lorenzo, Anna e Claudia sono italiani. Sabine e Kurt sono tedeschi. Il computer e la stampante sono nuovi. Il bagno e la cucina sono piccoli. I pantaloni e la camicia sono nuovi. Lorenzo, Anna and Claudia are Italian. Sabine and Kurt are German. The computer and the printer are new. The bathroom and the kitchen are small. The trousers and the shirt are new.