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
