{"id":60578,"date":"2026-05-28T21:48:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T12:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/?p=60578"},"modified":"2026-06-01T02:35:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T17:35:24","slug":"italian-drop-article-profession-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/italian-drop-article-profession-role\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Sono Studente: When to Drop the Article (A2)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udd0d <strong>In short.<\/strong> Italian drops the article when you name someone&#8217;s job, role, nationality or religion right after <em>\u00e8<\/em>, <em>sono<\/em>, <em>sei<\/em>, <em>siamo<\/em>, <em>siete<\/em>. You say <em>Sono studente<\/em>, not <em>Sono uno studente<\/em>. You say <em>Marco \u00e8 medico<\/em>, not <em>Marco \u00e8 un medico<\/em>. You say <em>Siamo italiani<\/em>, not <em>Siamo gli italiani<\/em>. The article comes back only when you add a describing word (<em>Marco \u00e8 un medico bravissimo<\/em>) or when you pick out a specific one (<em>Marco \u00e8 il medico del paese<\/em>). This guide on <strong>italian sono studente<\/strong> shows when the article disappears, when it reappears, and why English speakers reach for <em>un\/una<\/em> by reflex when Italian leaves it out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The italian sono studente pattern shows up in the first sentence anyone learns about themselves: <em>Sono Cristina, sono studente<\/em>. Get italian sono studente right and your Italian sounds native from the first introduction. Get it wrong and the article-heavy English habit follows you for years. This italian sono studente guide is built for A2 learners who keep adding <em>un\/una<\/em> by reflex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-toc-dropart\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-toc-h-dropart gb-headline-text\" style=\"text-align:center;font-size:24px\">Cosa impareremo oggi<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc46\ud83c\udffb Jump to section<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#rule\">The one-line rule for italian sono studente<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#what-drops\">What kinds of nouns drop the article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#which-verbs\">Which verbs trigger the drop<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#bare-vs-article\">plain noun vs articulated form: side-by-side<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#article-returns\">When the article comes back<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#da-come\">After da, come, in qualit\u00e0 di<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#mistakes\">Three common mistakes for English speakers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#dialog\">Dialog: enrolling at the University of Padova<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#mini-challenge\">Mini-challenge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#faq\">Frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#related\">Related guides<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#quiz\">Quiz<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"rule\">The one-line rule for italian sono studente<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Walk up to the enrollment desk at the Universit\u00e0 di Padova and the first thing you say is <em>Sono Cristina, sono studente di lettere<\/em>. No <em>una<\/em>, no <em>la<\/em>. Walk into a clinic in Lecce and the doctor introduces himself with <em>Sono il dottor Conti, sono medico di base<\/em>. Bare. After the verb <em>essere<\/em>, when you name someone&#8217;s job, role, nationality or religion, Italian leaves the article out. That is the whole rule for <strong>italian sono studente<\/strong>, and it covers a huge slice of everyday introductions.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sono studente.<br><em>I am a student.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Marco \u00e8 medico.<br><em>Marco is a doctor.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Lei \u00e8 insegnante di matematica.<br><em>She is a maths teacher.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Siamo italiani.<br><em>We are Italian.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Giulia \u00e8 cattolica.<br><em>Giulia is Catholic.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An English speaker will instinctively translate &#8220;I am a student&#8221; word-for-word and produce <em>Sono uno studente<\/em>. It is not exactly wrong, but it is not the natural Italian default either. It carries a small extra meaning, &#8220;I&#8217;m one of the students&#8221;, which we will unpack below. The clean italian sono studente answer to &#8220;What do you do?&#8221; is bare: <em>Sono studente<\/em>. The same italian sono studente logic applies whenever you state a job, role, origin or religion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-drops\">What kinds of nouns drop the article<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Four families of nouns lose their article after <em>essere<\/em> in the italian sono studente pattern. Memorise them as a single bundle and the italian sono studente rule clicks fast.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Jobs and trades:<\/strong> studente, medico, insegnante, ingegnere, avvocato, sarto, panettiere, idraulico, giornalista, cuoco.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Roles and positions:<\/strong> sindaco, presidente, direttore, capitano, responsabile, segretario, professore, allenatore.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nationalities and origins:<\/strong> italiano, francese, tedesco, spagnolo, americano, marocchino, belga, brasiliano.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Religions and belief identities:<\/strong> cattolico, musulmano, ebreo, buddista, ateo, protestante.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can think of all four as ways of answering the question &#8220;what is this person?&#8221; rather than &#8220;which one is this person?&#8221;. When you are sorting someone into a category, the article disappears. That is the heart of the italian sono studente principle. The Treccani entry on dropping the article groups these together and notes that the same drop is even more aggressive in newspaper headlines, where you read <em>Iran, arrestato sospetto agente CIA<\/em> and <em>Vendo casa zona centro<\/em> without any articles at all. The italian sono studente rule sits inside that broader Italian habit of letting context carry weight that English nails down with articles.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pietro \u00e8 panettiere a Modena.<br><em>Pietro is a baker in Modena.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Caterina \u00e8 sarta.<br><em>Caterina is a seamstress.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Margherita \u00e8 direttrice di una biblioteca a Lecce.<br><em>Margherita is the director of a library in Lecce.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Tommaso \u00e8 americano, di Boston.<br><em>Tommaso is American, from Boston.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Lorenzo \u00e8 ebreo, sua moglie \u00e8 cattolica.<br><em>Lorenzo is Jewish, his wife is Catholic.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-task-dropart-1\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Mini-task #1.<\/strong> Complete each sentence with the plain noun, no article.<\/p>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mia sorella \u00e8 ___ (insegnante).<\/li>\n<li>Sono ___ (studente) all&#8217;universit\u00e0.<\/li>\n<li>Pietro \u00e8 ___ (panettiere) e lavora di notte.<\/li>\n<li>Siamo ___ (italiano), veniamo da Padova.<\/li>\n<li>Giulia \u00e8 ___ (cattolico) praticante.<\/li>\n<li>Lui \u00e8 ___ (sindaco) di Modena dal 2021.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<details><summary><strong>\ud83d\udc49 Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>1. insegnante \u00b7 2. studente \u00b7 3. panettiere \u00b7 4. italiani (plural agreement) \u00b7 5. cattolica (feminine agreement) \u00b7 6. sindaco<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"which-verbs\">Which verbs trigger the drop<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The italian sono studente drop is not just about <em>essere<\/em>. A small family of verbs that put someone into a role or category triggers the same plain noun. Once you spot them, you spot the italian sono studente pattern everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>essere<\/strong>: Marco \u00e8 medico.<br><em>Marco is a doctor.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>diventare<\/strong>: Lorenzo \u00e8 diventato avvocato l&#8217;anno scorso.<br><em>Lorenzo became a lawyer last year.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>nominare<\/strong>: Hanno nominato Caterina direttrice della biblioteca.<br><em>They appointed Caterina director of the library.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>eleggere<\/strong>: Tommaso \u00e8 stato eletto sindaco di Modena.<br><em>Tommaso was elected mayor of Modena.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>farsi<\/strong>: Si \u00e8 fatto sacerdote a trent&#8217;anni.<br><em>He became a priest at thirty.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>cominciare (as)<\/strong>: Pietro ha cominciato apprendista in panetteria.<br><em>Pietro started as an apprentice in the bakery.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The shared logic is &#8220;put X into category Y&#8221;: the core of the italian sono studente principle. When you state, become, get appointed or get elected into a job, role or identity, Italian lets the category noun stand on its own. The same italian sono studente logic applies to verbs like <em>considerare<\/em> and <em>chiamare<\/em> when they assign a label to someone: <em>Lo consideravamo esperto di matematica<\/em>, <em>Mi ha chiamato bugiarda<\/em>. English keeps the article (&#8220;considered him an expert&#8221;, &#8220;called me a liar&#8221;); Italian drops it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bare-vs-article\">plain noun vs articulated form: side-by-side<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sometimes both versions are possible, but they say different things. The italian sono studente table below puts them side by side so you can see at a glance which version belongs in which situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table>\n<thead><tr><th>plain noun (no article)<\/th><th>Meaning<\/th><th>Articulated form<\/th><th>Meaning<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td>Sono studente.<\/td><td>I am a student. (my status)<\/td><td>Sono uno studente che lavora di sera.<\/td><td>I am one of those students who work in the evening. (one among many, plus extra info)<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Marco \u00e8 medico.<\/td><td>Marco is a doctor. (his job)<\/td><td>Marco \u00e8 un medico bravissimo.<\/td><td>Marco is an excellent doctor. (rating, one among many)<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Caterina \u00e8 sarta.<\/td><td>Caterina is a seamstress.<\/td><td>Caterina \u00e8 la sarta del quartiere.<\/td><td>Caterina is THE neighbourhood seamstress. (the specific one)<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Siamo italiani.<\/td><td>We are Italian. (origin)<\/td><td>Siamo gli italiani del piano di sopra.<\/td><td>We are the Italians from the floor above. (specific, identifying)<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Giulia \u00e8 cattolica.<\/td><td>Giulia is Catholic.<\/td><td>Giulia \u00e8 una cattolica molto impegnata.<\/td><td>Giulia is a deeply committed Catholic. (with describing word)<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Lui \u00e8 sindaco.<\/td><td>He is mayor. (his role)<\/td><td>Lui \u00e8 il sindaco di Modena.<\/td><td>He is THE mayor of Modena. (the specific one)<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Tommaso \u00e8 americano.<\/td><td>Tommaso is American.<\/td><td>Tommaso \u00e8 un americano di Boston.<\/td><td>Tommaso is an American from Boston. (one among many Americans, with origin)<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bare form is the italian sono studente default for stating a category. The articulated form does extra work: it picks out one specific person (<em>il<\/em>, <em>la<\/em>) or singles out one of many (<em>un<\/em>, <em>una<\/em>), usually because you add a describing word, a relative clause, or a context that demands specification. If neither extra job is needed, leave the article out: that is the italian sono studente shortcut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"article-returns\">When the article comes back<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three situations bring the article back into the italian sono studente pattern. Learn the three and the italian sono studente rule becomes almost automatic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. You add a describing word<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The moment you add an adjective that describes the person in the job or role, the article (almost always <em>un\/una<\/em>) reappears. The describing word turns the bare category into one example of that category.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Marco \u00e8 medico. \u2192 Marco \u00e8 un medico bravissimo.<br><em>Marco is a doctor. \u2192 Marco is an excellent doctor.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Giulia \u00e8 cattolica. \u2192 Giulia \u00e8 una cattolica praticante.<br><em>Giulia is Catholic. \u2192 Giulia is a practising Catholic.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Pietro \u00e8 panettiere. \u2192 Pietro \u00e8 un panettiere onesto.<br><em>Pietro is a baker. \u2192 Pietro is an honest baker.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. You add a &#8220;che&#8230;&#8221; clause<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A relative clause that narrows the noun (<em>che lavora di sera<\/em>, <em>che cura gli anziani<\/em>) plays the same role as an adjective. The article comes back.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sono studente. \u2192 Sono uno studente che lavora di sera.<br><em>I am a student. \u2192 I am a student who works in the evening.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Lorenzo \u00e8 avvocato. \u2192 Lorenzo \u00e8 un avvocato che si occupa di lavoro.<br><em>Lorenzo is a lawyer. \u2192 Lorenzo is a lawyer who deals with labour cases.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Margherita \u00e8 insegnante. \u2192 Margherita \u00e8 un&#8217;insegnante che ama il suo lavoro.<br><em>Margherita is a teacher. \u2192 Margherita is a teacher who loves her job.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. You point to THE specific one<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the person is the one identifiable example in the context, you use the definite article (<em>il<\/em>, <em>la<\/em>). This is no longer about categorising; it is about identifying.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Caterina \u00e8 la sarta del quartiere.<br><em>Caterina is the neighbourhood seamstress.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Lui \u00e8 il sindaco di Modena.<br><em>He is the mayor of Modena.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Margherita \u00e8 la direttrice della biblioteca centrale di Lecce.<br><em>Margherita is the director of the central library of Lecce.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A small clue helps with the third case of the italian sono studente puzzle: a defining word like <em>del paese<\/em>, <em>di Modena<\/em>, <em>della scuola<\/em> usually pulls the definite article in front. The role is no longer abstract; it is anchored to a specific place or community, so the italian sono studente bare form gives way to <em>il\/la<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-task-dropart-2\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Mini-task #2.<\/strong> plain noun or article? Choose.<\/p>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Marco \u00e8 (medico \/ un medico) molto stimato a Padova.<\/li>\n<li>Sono (studente \/ uno studente) di lettere.<\/li>\n<li>Caterina \u00e8 (sarta \/ la sarta) del quartiere.<\/li>\n<li>Lorenzo \u00e8 (avvocato \/ un avvocato).<\/li>\n<li>Siamo (italiani \/ gli italiani) del piano di sopra.<\/li>\n<li>Giulia \u00e8 (cattolica \/ una cattolica) che va a messa ogni domenica.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<details><summary><strong>\ud83d\udc49 Show answers<\/strong><\/summary>\n<p>1. un medico (+ adj molto stimato) \u00b7 2. studente (bare, just stating status) \u00b7 3. la sarta (specific one of the neighbourhood) \u00b7 4. avvocato (bare, just stating job) \u00b7 5. gli italiani (specific, identifying which) \u00b7 6. una cattolica (+ relative clause che va a messa)<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"da-come\">After da, come, in qualit\u00e0 di<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The italian sono studente bare-noun rule extends past <em>essere<\/em> and friends. After three prepositions and set phrases that introduce a role, Italian also leaves the article out, in line with the same italian sono studente logic.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pietro parla da panettiere, non da cliente.<br><em>Pietro is talking as a baker, not as a customer.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Come responsabile del progetto, devo firmare io.<br><em>As the project manager, I have to sign.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>In qualit\u00e0 di sindaco, Tommaso ha presentato il bilancio.<br><em>In his capacity as mayor, Tommaso presented the budget.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>In quanto direttrice, Margherita decide sugli acquisti.<br><em>As the director, Margherita decides on purchases.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Mi ha chiamato da amico, non da medico.<br><em>He called me as a friend, not as a doctor.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The shared structure is &#8220;in the role of X&#8221;. When you specify the role someone is acting in, the article stays away. This is the same italian sono studente family as the <em>essere<\/em> drop: you tell the listener which category the person belongs to in this moment, not which specific person they are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mistakes\">Three common mistakes for English speakers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same three slips trip up almost every English speaker working through the <strong>italian sono studente<\/strong> pattern. Fix them and your sentences sound noticeably more native. Each of the three italian sono studente mistakes has a clean diagnostic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mistake 1.<\/strong> Translating &#8220;I am a teacher&#8221; word for word as <em>Sono un&#8217;insegnante<\/em>. The instinctive English-style <em>un\/una<\/em> sneaks in. The natural answer to &#8220;Cosa fai?&#8221; is <em>Sono insegnante<\/em>. The <em>un&#8217;insegnante<\/em> version is not wrong, but it sounds like you are about to add more information (&#8220;I&#8217;m one teacher, out of the many at this school&#8230;&#8221;) and the sentence feels incomplete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mistake 2.<\/strong> Forgetting the gender and number on the plain noun. The article is gone, but the noun still has to agree with the subject. <em>Siamo italiano<\/em> is wrong; it has to be <em>Siamo italiani<\/em>. <em>Giulia \u00e8 cattolico<\/em> is wrong; it has to be <em>Giulia \u00e8 cattolica<\/em>. The agreement is your one piece of homework after dropping the article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mistake 3.<\/strong> Keeping the article when adding &#8220;di + place&#8221;. A frequent slip is <em>Sono un insegnante di matematica<\/em>. The default is <em>Sono insegnante di matematica<\/em>: the <em>di matematica<\/em> phrase is a typical job specifier, not a true individuating modifier, and the bare form stays. Same with <em>Sono studente di lettere<\/em>, <em>Marco \u00e8 medico di base<\/em>, <em>Caterina \u00e8 sarta di teatro<\/em>. The article reappears only when the noun is genuinely picked out from a group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cheat-sheet\">Cheat sheet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One italian sono studente table to scan before your next introduction. Keep it on a sticky note until the bare form becomes automatic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table>\n<thead><tr><th>Pattern<\/th><th>Use<\/th><th>Example<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td>essere + plain noun<\/td><td>State a job, role, origin, religion<\/td><td>Sono studente. Marco \u00e8 medico.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>diventare \/ nominare \/ eleggere + plain noun<\/td><td>Become or be appointed to a role<\/td><td>\u00c8 stato eletto sindaco di Modena.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>da \/ come \/ in qualit\u00e0 di \/ in quanto + plain noun<\/td><td>Acting in the role of<\/td><td>Parla da medico. In qualit\u00e0 di sindaco&#8230;<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>essere + un\/una + noun + adjective<\/td><td>Add a describing word<\/td><td>Marco \u00e8 un medico bravissimo.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>essere + un\/una + noun + che&#8230;<\/td><td>Add a relative clause<\/td><td>Sono uno studente che lavora di sera.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>essere + il\/la + noun + specifier<\/td><td>Point to THE specific one<\/td><td>Caterina \u00e8 la sarta del quartiere.<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td>Agreement<\/td><td>plain noun still agrees with subject<\/td><td>Siamo italiani. Giulia \u00e8 cattolica.<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"dialog\">Dialog: enrolling at the University of Padova<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cristina has just arrived from Lecce to start her first year at the Universit\u00e0 di Padova. She walks into the segreteria studenti to confirm her enrolment with Riccardo, the desk clerk. Count the bare nouns in this italian sono studente dialog: every introduction strips the article.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-dialog-dropart\"><div class=\"gb-inside-container\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Cristina:<\/strong> Buongiorno. Sono Cristina Esposito, sono studente di lettere, primo anno.<br><em>Good morning. I&#8217;m Cristina Esposito, I&#8217;m a student of literature, first year.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffb\u200d\ud83e\uddb3 <strong>Riccardo:<\/strong> Benvenuta. Allora, mi conferma il codice fiscale? Lei \u00e8 italiana, vero?<br><em>Welcome. So, can you confirm your tax code? You&#8217;re Italian, right?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Cristina:<\/strong> S\u00ec, sono italiana, vengo da Lecce. Mio padre \u00e8 insegnante e mia madre \u00e8 medico.<br><em>Yes, I&#8217;m Italian, I&#8217;m from Lecce. My father is a teacher and my mother is a doctor.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffb\u200d\ud83e\uddb3 <strong>Riccardo:<\/strong> Bene. Sua madre \u00e8 il medico di base della famiglia o lavora in ospedale?<br><em>Good. Is your mother the family GP or does she work in a hospital?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Cristina:<\/strong> Lavora al Vito Fazzi, \u00e8 cardiologa. \u00c8 un medico molto richiesto, fa turni anche di notte.<br><em>She works at the Vito Fazzi hospital, she&#8217;s a cardiologist. She&#8217;s a very sought-after doctor, she does night shifts too.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffb\u200d\ud83e\uddb3 <strong>Riccardo:<\/strong> Capisco. E ha gi\u00e0 scelto il corso di laurea? Lettere classiche o moderne?<br><em>I see. And have you already chosen the degree course? Classical or modern literature?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc69\ud83c\udffd\u200d\ud83e\uddb1 <strong>Cristina:<\/strong> Moderne. Voglio diventare giornalista, scrivere per un quotidiano.<br><em>Modern. 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Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">Coraggio: un passo alla volta.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li style=\"display: none;\">\n                            <div>\n                                <div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; max-width:640px; margin:0 auto; padding:36px 24px; color:#1a1a1a; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; font-weight:700; color:#ab2227; margin:0 0 6px; line-height:1.2;\">Ciao ,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:13px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:16px 0 14px;\">Your result &middot; 41 to 65%<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f0f0; height:7px; border-radius:4px; overflow:hidden; margin:0 auto 36px; max-width:320px;\">\n<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg, #fde2e2, #ab2227); width:53%; height:7px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:26px; color:#1a1a1a; margin:0 0 14px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.35;\">Solid base. Let&#8217;s build on it.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> A <strong>weekly 1:1 lesson<\/strong> gives you the rhythm and the personalised feedback to turn what you know into what you say automatically.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#ab2227; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Weekly 1:1<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">One-to-one<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/vacanze.webp\" alt=\"Weekly 1:1\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Any level<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">55-minute one-to-one session on Zoom<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Your personal native teacher<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Interactive online materials<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=4\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#ab2227; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Book a Weekly 1:1 lesson &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">Avanti tutta!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li style=\"display: none;\">\n                            <div>\n                                <div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; max-width:640px; margin:0 auto; padding:36px 24px; color:#1a1a1a; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; font-weight:700; color:#b8860b; margin:0 0 6px; line-height:1.2;\">Ciao ,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:13px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:16px 0 14px;\">Your result &middot; 66 to 85%<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f0f0; height:7px; border-radius:4px; overflow:hidden; margin:0 auto 36px; max-width:320px;\">\n<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg, #faecc4, #b8860b); width:75%; height:7px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:26px; color:#1a1a1a; margin:0 0 14px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.35;\">Great work. You&#8217;re ready for the group.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> In the <strong>Milano small-group course (A2-B1)<\/strong> you&#8217;ll move from solid grammar to live conversation.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#b8860b; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Milano group<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">A2-B1<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/milano-no-sfondo.webp\" alt=\"Milano group\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Small groups, max 4 students<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Weekly live Zoom sessions<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Grammar, vocabulary, listening, writing<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=7\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#b8860b; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Join the Milano group &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">Ci vediamo in classe!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li style=\"display: none;\">\n                            <div>\n                                <div style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; max-width:640px; margin:0 auto; padding:36px 24px; color:#1a1a1a; box-sizing:border-box; text-align:center;\">\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; font-weight:700; color:#2d6a4f; margin:0 0 6px; line-height:1.2;\">Ciao ,<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:13px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:16px 0 14px;\">Your result &middot; 86 to 100%<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f0f0; height:7px; border-radius:4px; overflow:hidden; margin:0 auto 36px; max-width:320px;\">\n<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg, #cce5d5, #2d6a4f); width:93%; height:7px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:26px; color:#1a1a1a; margin:0 0 14px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.35;\">Bravissimo! You nailed it.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:18px; color:#333; line-height:1.65; margin:0 auto 38px; max-width:520px;\"><strong>Our suggestion.<\/strong> Step into the <strong>Milano small-group course (A2-B1)<\/strong> to turn accurate Italian into fluent Italian.<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:1px; background:#e8e8e8; margin:0 auto 30px; max-width:120px;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:12px; color:#666; text-transform:uppercase; letter-spacing:1.5px; margin:0 0 10px;\">Suggested next step<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:30px; color:#2d6a4f; margin:0 0 6px; font-weight:700; line-height:1.2;\">Milano group<\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:16px; color:#666; margin:0 0 24px;\">A2-B1<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/milano-no-sfondo.webp\" alt=\"Milano group\" style=\"width:140px; height:auto; margin:0 auto 26px; display:block;\"\/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; color:#333; line-height:1.8; list-style:disc; padding-left:22px; margin:0 auto 32px; max-width:460px; text-align:left; display:inline-block;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Small groups, max 4 students<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Weekly live Zoom sessions<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Grammar, vocabulary, listening, writing<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 6px;\">Homework after every lesson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dante-learning.com\/eng\/membership-checkout\/?level=7\" style=\"display:inline-block; padding:18px 40px; background:#2d6a4f; color:#fff !important; text-decoration:none; border-radius:8px; font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Arial,sans-serif; font-size:18px; font-weight:600; letter-spacing:0.3px;\">Join the Milano group &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size:19px; font-style:italic; color:#555; margin:42px 0 0;\">A presto su Zoom!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div style=\"margin: 10px 0px;\">\n                                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewDiv\" style=\"display: none;\">\n            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewQuestion\">\n                <ol>\n                                            <li>1<\/li>\n                                            <li>2<\/li>\n                                    <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewLegend\">\n                <ol>\n                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewColor\" style=\"background-color: #6CA54C;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewText\">Answered<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewColor\" style=\"background-color: #FFB800;\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"wpProQuiz_reviewText\">Review<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                <\/ol>\n                <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div>\n                                    <input type=\"button\" name=\"review\" value=\"Review question\"\n                           class=\"wpProQuiz_button2\" style=\"float: left; display: block;\">\n                                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_quizAnker\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_quiz\">\n            <ol class=\"wpProQuiz_list\">\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>1<\/span> of <span>2<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>1<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">Article or no article?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><em>With &#8216;fare&#8217; a job, use the article (fa il medico). After &#8216;essere&#8217; + an adjective, you also need one (\u00e8 un bravo medico).<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"7051\"\n                                data-type=\"cloze_answer\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                        <ul><li>Dopo la laurea Marco fa (ingegnere, l'ingegnere, a ingegnere) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"11\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(l'ingegnere)<\/span><\/span> a Torino.<br><br><em>After his degree Marco works as an engineer in Turin.<\/em><\/li><li>Mia zia \u00e8 (una brava avvocata, brava avvocata, la brava avvocata) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"18\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(una brava avvocata)<\/span><\/span> a Bologna.<br><br><em>My aunt is a good lawyer in Bologna.<\/em><\/li><li>Da grande Sofia vuole fare (veterinaria, di veterinaria, la veterinaria) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"14\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(la veterinaria)<\/span><\/span> .<br><br><em>When she grows up Sofia wants to be a vet.<\/em><\/li><li>Il padre di Luca fa (il panettiere, panettiere, un panettiere) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"13\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(il panettiere)<\/span><\/span> da trent'anni.<br><br><em>Luca's father has been a baker for thirty years.<\/em><\/li><li>Non \u00e8 un cantante qualunque: \u00e8 (grande artista, un grande artista, artista grande) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"17\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(un grande artista)<\/span><\/span> .<br><br><em>He's no ordinary singer: he's a great artist.<\/em><\/li><li>Mia cugina fa (infermiera, una infermiera, l'infermiera) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"12\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(l'infermiera)<\/span><\/span> al pronto soccorso.<br><br><em>My cousin works as a nurse in the ER.<\/em><\/li><li>Pietro \u00e8 (ottimo cuoco, un ottimo cuoco, cuoco ottimo) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"15\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(un ottimo cuoco)<\/span><\/span> , prenota sempre lui.<br><br><em>Pietro is an excellent cook, he always books the table.<\/em><\/li><li>Dopo gli studi Anna fa (maestra, di maestra, la maestra) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"10\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(la maestra)<\/span><\/span> alle elementari.<br><br><em>After her studies Anna is a primary-school teacher.<\/em><\/li><li>Tuo fratello \u00e8 (un bravo elettricista, bravo elettricista, elettricista bravo) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"21\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(un bravo elettricista)<\/span><\/span> ?<br><br><em>Is your brother a good electrician?<\/em><\/li><li>Quel signore fa (giornalista, il giornalista, un giornalista) <span class=\"wpProQuiz_cloze\"><input data-wordlen=\"14\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"> <span class=\"wpProQuiz_clozeCorrect\" style=\"display: none;\">(il giornalista)<\/span><\/span> per un quotidiano.<br><br><em>That man works as a journalist for a newspaper.<\/em><\/li><\/ul>                                    <\/li>\n                                                                <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_response\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_correct\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>All ten right. You handle the article with jobs.<\/p><\/p>                                <\/div>\n                                <div style=\"display: none;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_incorrect\">\n                                                                            <span class=\"wpProQuiz_respone_span\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncorrect\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br>\n                                    <p><hr \/>\n<p>fa l&#8217;ingegnere, fa il panettiere (fare + article). \u00e8 una brava avvocata, \u00e8 un ottimo cuoco (essere + adjective + article).<\/p>\n<\/p>                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                    <div class=\"wpProQuiz_tipp\" style=\"display: none; position: relative;\">\n                                <div>\n                                    <h5 style=\"margin: 0 0 10px;\" class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">Hint<\/h5>\n                                    <p>fare + il\/la\/l&#8217; + job (fa l&#8217;ingegnere). essere + adjective + job needs an article (\u00e8 un bravo cuoco). Bare &#8216;sono studente&#8217; only when there is no adjective.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"Back\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: left !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                                                    <input type=\"button\" name=\"tip\" value=\"Hint\"\n                                   class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton wpProQuiz_TipButton\"\n                                   style=\"float: left !important; display: inline-block; margin-right: 10px !important;\">\n                                                <input type=\"button\" name=\"check\" value=\"Check\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\"\n                               style=\"float: right !important; margin-right: 10px !important; display: none;\">\n                        <input type=\"button\" name=\"next\" value=\"Next\"\n                               class=\"wpProQuiz_button wpProQuiz_QuestionButton\" style=\"float: right; display: none;\">\n\n                        <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n\n                        \n                    <\/li>\n\n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_listItem\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                        <div\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_question_page\" style=\"display:none;\" >\n                            Question <span>2<\/span> of <span>2<\/span>                        <\/div>\n                        <h5 style=\"display: none;\"\n                            class=\"wpProQuiz_header\">\n                            <span>2<\/span>. Question                        <\/h5>\n\n                        \n                                                <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;\">\n                            <div class=\"wpProQuiz_question_text\">\n                                <h3 style=\"text-align:center;\">Spot the correct sentence<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><em>In each group, pick the ONE correct sentence.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <ul class=\"wpProQuiz_questionList\" data-question_id=\"7052\"\n                                data-type=\"multiple\">\n                                \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"0\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1091_7052\"\n                                                       value=\"1\"> Mio fratello fa medico a Pisa.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"1\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1091_7052\"\n                                                       value=\"2\"> Mio fratello fa un medico a Pisa.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"2\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1091_7052\"\n                                                       value=\"3\"> Mio fratello fa il medico a Pisa.<hr \/>                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"3\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1091_7052\"\n                                                       value=\"4\"> Carla \u00e8 una brava insegnante.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"4\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1091_7052\"\n                                                       value=\"5\"> Carla \u00e8 brava insegnante.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" 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<span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                <input class=\"wpProQuiz_questionInput\"\n                                                       type=\"checkbox\"\n                                                       name=\"question_1091_7052\"\n                                                       value=\"7\"> Sono lo studente all'universit\u00e0 di Padova.                                            <\/label>\n\n                                                                            <\/li>\n                                    \n                                    <li class=\"wpProQuiz_questionListItem\" data-pos=\"7\">\n\n                                                                                                                                <span style=\"display:none;\"><\/span>\n                                            <label>\n                                                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The italian sono studente pattern is also documented in the Treccani entry on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.treccani.it\/enciclopedia\/omissione-dell-articolo_%28La-grammatica-italiana%29\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">omissione dell&#8217;articolo<\/a>, which lists every case where the Italian article disappears.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-dropart-1\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Is Sono uno studente wrong?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>No, just different. Sono studente is the natural way to state your status: it answers Cosa fai? with a clean category label. Sono uno studente sounds like you are picking yourself out of a group (I am one student, out of many at this university) and a listener will usually expect you to add more: Sono uno studente che lavora di sera, Sono uno studente del primo anno. If you just want to say what you are, leave the article out.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-dropart-2\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Why does Marco e un medico bravissimo bring the article back?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Because of the adjective bravissimo. The moment you add a describing word, the plain noun becomes one specific example of the category, and Italian wants un or una in front. The same happens with relative clauses: Marco e un medico che lavora di notte. The describing word is the trigger, not the verb.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-dropart-3\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">Does the rule apply to plurals like Siamo italiani?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Yes, exactly the same. Siamo italiani, Sono studenti, Le ragazze sono insegnanti, Loro sono cattolici. The bare plural noun still agrees with the subject in gender and number, but no article goes in front. The articulated form appears only when you specify a subset: Siamo gli italiani del piano di sopra, Sono gli studenti del primo anno.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-dropart-4\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">What about diventare, nominare, eleggere?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>Same drop. The category-assigning verbs all behave like essere here. Lorenzo e diventato avvocato, Hanno nominato Caterina direttrice, Tommaso e stato eletto sindaco di Modena. They put someone into a role, and Italian leaves the role noun bare. 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