Italian definite articles: PODCAST

Italiandefinitearticleschangeaccordingtothegender(masculine-feminine)andnumber(singular-plural)ofthenountheyintroduce.PODCAST.

Italiandefinitearticles,equivalenttotheEnglishTHE,changeaccordingtothegender,numberandtheinitialletterof thefollowingword.Let’sseeallofthem

 



Femininearticlesareusedbeforefemininenouns,la andl’ forsingularandle forplural.Indetail:

 

  • laisusedbeforenouns beginningwithaconsonant;
  • l’isusedbeforenouns beginningwithavowel(a,e,i,o,u);
  • leisusedasthepluralforbothlaandl’:
Feminine-

 



Therearedifferentmasculinedefinitearticles
threesingular:il,loandl’ ;twoplural:iandgli. Indetail:

  • l’ comesbeforemasculinewordsbeginningwithavowel;
  • lo comesbeforemasculinewordsstartingwithz,gn,ps,s+consonant;
  • ilisthemostcommon,usedinallothercases;
  • iisthepluralofil;
  • gliisthepluralof l’andlo;
Masculine-Maschile

 



It’sgoodtoknowexceptionsbutIsuggestyoutolearntherulesandpractice.Experiencewillhelpyoutouse therulesnaturallywhenyouspeak.

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Riccardo
Milanese, graduated in Italian literature a long time ago, I began teaching Italian online in Japan back in 2003. I usually spend winter in Tokyo and go back to Italy when the cherry blossoms shed their petals. I do not use social media.

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