In Italian:how can i know the words which are ended with "e" are masculine or feminine?

Question

example:giornale,chiave

Answer 1

Just memorize them. Unfortunately, there really isn't another way. Sorry! But hey, compared to French, Italian is so much easier when you're trying to find the gender of the word, so be glad you're studying Italian! ;)

Answer 2

Hi!

I don't think there's a specific  "rule" to follow...I'm afraid the only way is to use your memory. It's very useful to read Italian  magazines, newspapers, books etc.

Good luck!

Answer 3

Use a dictionary... there's no way to understand it, just learn...

Giornale is masculine: The newspaper = Il gionale

Chiave is feminine: The key = La chiave