Definite and Indefinite articles Articuli indeterminativo ed determinativo
Articles are words that precede the substantive (a noun). Definite article: used to indicate that a thing is unique in some way.
Indefinite article: used to indicate that a thing is not identified as unique. In Italian the article must agree in gender and number with the noun, which means that the definite article la, for example, should precede a singular and feminine. Study the chart below:
* Note
L – before a vowel Lo- before words starting with: s + another consonant (ie: st; sb) or z Gli– before a vowel or words starting with: s + another consonant (ie: st; sb) or z
Un’ – before a vowel (only to feminine words) Uno – before words starting with: s + another consonant (ie: st; sb) or z Una – before a consonante
Examples
Study the examples below:
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