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Professional TeacherThe Definite Articles in Italian — How to Say “The” Correctly
In Italian, articles are small words that come before nouns, like il, la, gli, le.
They show the gender (masculine/feminine) and number (singular/plural) of the word that follows.
Masculine singular: il, lo, l’
Masculine plural: i, gli
Feminine singular: la, l’
Feminine plural: le
Use “il” before most consonants: il libro (the book).
Use “lo” before s + consonant, z, gn, ps, x, y, i+vowel: lo studente, lo zaino.
Use “l’” before vowels: l’amico, l’isola.
Use “la” for feminine words starting with a consonant: la casa.
Use “le” for all feminine plurals: le case, le isole.
Important: In Italian, you cannot omit the article like in English.
Mi piace la pizza. (I like pizza.)
Il mare è bello. (The sea is beautiful.)
Ho comprato le scarpe. (I bought the shoes.)
🧩 Exercise 1: 🇮🇹 Completa con l’articolo corretto.
___ amico
___ studente
___ casa
___ isola
___ zaino
Vocabulary:
amico – friend
studente – student
casa – house
isola – island
zaino – backpack
🧩 Exercise 2: 🇮🇹 Trasforma le frasi al plurale.
L’amico è simpatico → ____________
La casa è grande → ____________
Lo studente è bravo → ____________
Vocabulary:
simpatico – nice
grande – big
bravo – good
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Oct 29, 2025 12:11 AM
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