Indefinite at Definite Arcticles

Question 1

Say “Indefinite article”
What is the English equivalent?

Answer 1

“articolo indeterminativo”

(ar-tee-coh-loh / in-de-term-in-a-tivo)

English = “A” or “An”

Question 2

What indefinite articles are used for masculine words when starts with:

1) consonant
2) special sound (s+consonant, Z-, y-, gn-, ps-)
3) vowel

Answer 2

1) un (un gatto)
2) uno (uno studente)
3) un (un elefante)

Question 3

What indefinite articles are used for feminine words when starts with:

1) consonant
2) special sound (s+consonant, Z-, y-, gn-, ps-)
3) vowel

Answer 3

1) una (una pizza)
2) not applicable - no special sounds start feminine words
3) un’ (un’insalata) Say as 1 word

Question 4

Say “definite article”

What is the English equivalent?

Answer 4

articolo determinativivo

(ar-tee-coh-loh / in-de-term-in-a-tivo)

English = “the”

Question 5

What indefinite articles are used for feminine words when starts with:

1) Singular starting w/ consonant
2) Singular starting w/ vowel

3) Plural starting w/ consonant
4) Plural starting w/ vowel

Answer 5

1) La
2) L’

3) Le
4) Le

*There are really just 2:
1) La (sing) &
2) Le (pl).

La drops the a when there is a vowel

Question 6

What indefinite articles are used for masculine words when starts with:

1) Singular starting w/ consonant
2) Singular starting w/ special sounds (s+consonant, Z-, y-, gn-, ps-)
2) Singular starting w/ vowel

3) Plural starting w/ consonant
4) Plural starting w/ special sound (s+consonant, Z-, y-, gn-, ps-)
5) Plural starting w/ vowel

Answer 6

1) il
2) Lo
3) L’

4) i
5) gli
6) gli