how to say "the" in italian: the definite article

How you say "the" in Italian depends on three factors:

1) the gender of the noun (since "the" always goes with a noun)

2) the number of the noun

3) the letter the noun starts with

MASCULINE NOUNS

Starts With	Singular	Plural
a vowel	l’	gli
gn, ps, s+consonant, z	lo	gli
any other consonant	il	i

FEMININE NOUNS

Starts With	Singular	Plural
a vowel	l’	le
any consonant	la	le

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