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Tuesday
Sep052006

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

 

Practice a while in the activities section - you'll get it!

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