Articles Flashcards
Masculine Articles
Il, lo, l’, gli, i
Feminine Articles
La, l’, le
Feminine Singular - The
La
Masculine Singular - The
Il
Masculine plural
i
Feminine plural
Le
Goes before masculine plural nouns that start with a vowel or those special consonants or letter groups that you saw earlier (s + consonants, x, y or z,
Gli
Changing to plural Lo Straniero (the stranger) becomes
Gli stranieri (the strangers)
Is used with masculine singular nouns that start with an s + consonant (sp, st, sc, sr, etc.), i + vowel, gn, pn, ps, x, y or z
Lo
When inserting adjective before the noun the full article returns - Lo zucchero becomes…
Il dulce zucchero
Masculine or feminine singular nouns starting with vowel or H
l’
Examples of L’ for water and male friend
l’acque (F), l’amico (M)
In or to or at
a
Masculine for “to the” or “in the”
al
I give a cookie ‘to the’ boy
Do un biscotto ‘al’ bambino
Feminine for “to the” or “in the” (combines feminine the, with to the or at the)
Alla
(Feminine) I give a cookie to the mother
Do un biscotto alla mamma
Masculine plural for “to the” or “at the”
ai (eye)
(Masculine plural) I give a cookie ‘to the’ kids
Do un biscotto ‘ai’ bambini
Feminine Plural for “to the” or “at the”
alle
(Feminine Plural) I give a cookie ‘to the’ girls
Do un biscotto alle ragazze
Masculine plural for ‘at the’ or ‘to the’ - goes before masculine plural nouns that start with a vowel or those special consonants or letter groups that you saw earlier (s + consonants, x, y or z,
agli
For at the or to the - Used with masculine singular nouns that start with an s + consonant (sp, st, sc, sr, etc.), i + vowel, gn, pn, ps, x, y or z.
allo
I give a cookie to the student
Do un biscotto allo studente
To form for Masculine or feminine plural nouns starting with vowel or H
all’
At the unversity
All’universita
Of
di
(Di example) The math book is very expensive
Il libro di matematica e molto caro
Masculine singular ‘of the’ or ‘some’
del
Feminine singular ‘of the’ or ‘some’
della
Masculine plural ‘of the’ or ‘some’
dei (day)
(masculine plural) I need some cookies
Ho bisogno dei biscotti
(masculine plural) I would like some sandwiches
Vorrei dei panini
Feminine Plural ‘of the’ or ‘some’
delle (deli)
I would like some friends
Vorrei degli amiche
Masculine plural a noun starting with a vowel - meaning ‘some’ - goes before masculine plural nouns that start with a vowel or those special consonants or letter groups that you saw earlier (s + consonants, x, y or z,
degli (day-yee)
I would like some friends
Vorrei degli amici
Masculine singular ‘of the’ - Used with masculine singular nouns that start with an s + consonant (sp, st, sc, sr, etc.), i + vowel, gn, pn, ps, x, y or z.
dello
Dello contracts to this in front of a vowel or H
dell’
Since or from
da
The train arrive from Milan
Il treno e arrivato ora da milano
She worked here for three years
Ha lavorato qui da tre anni
Masculine singular form by, to, for, or since
dal
From form Feminine Singular of since the, by, to, for, or since
dalla
Masculine plural form of by, to, for, or since
dai
Feminine plural form of by, to, for, or since
dalle
Masculine form of ‘from’ goes before masculine plural nouns that start with a vowel or those special consonants or letter groups that you saw earlier (s + consonants, x, y or z,
dagli
Masculine singular ‘from’ form by, to for or since - in front of complex sounds like gn and st, for words by, to, for, or since
dallo
Of the version for words starting with vowel or H
dell’
Describes being within a large region or in travelling by a type of vehicle
in
Masculine singular form of in the
nel
The keys are in the drawer
Il chiavi sono nel cassetto
Feminine singular form of in
nella
The keys are in the bag
Le chiavi sono nella borsa
Masculine plural form of in
nei
Feminine plural form of in
nelle
Masculine plural for ‘in’ before a word with a vowel - goes before masculine plural nouns that start with a vowel or those special consonants or letter groups that you saw earlier (s + consonants, x, y or z,
negli
Masculine singular form of ‘in’ for singular nouns that start with an s + consonant (sp, st, sc, sr, etc.), i + vowel, gn, pn, ps, x, y or z
nello
In form for nouns starting with vowel or H
nell’
On or over
su
Come over
Vieni su
The cell phone is on the book
Il Cellulare e sul libro
Masculine singular form of on
sul
The cat is on the couch
Il gatto e sul divano
Feminine singular form of on
sulla
The cat is on the arm chair
Il gatto e sulla paltrona
Masculine plural form of on
sui
The cat is on the pillows
Il gatto e sui casini
Feminine plural form of on
sulle
On for Masculine plural before words starting with vowel
sugli
Masculine singular for ‘on’ nouns that start with an s + consonant (sp, st, sc, sr, etc.), i + vowel, gn, pn, ps, x, y or z
sullo
The cat is on the stool
Il gatto e sullo sgabello
(Z-ga-bello)
On for words starting with vowel or H
sull’
