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    Articoli Determinativi e Indeterminativi

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    The document discusses the definite and indefinite articles in Italian. The definite article corresponds to 'the' in English and has different forms depending on the gender and number of the following word. The indefinite article corresponds to 'a/an' in English and is used when the name has not been mentioned before, also having different forms.

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    The document discusses the definite and indefinite articles in Italian. The definite article corresponds to 'the' in English and has different forms depending on the gender and number of the following word. The indefinite article corresponds to 'a/an' in English and is used when the name has not been mentioned before, also having different forms.

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    The document discusses the definite and indefinite articles in Italian. The definite article corresponds to 'the' in English and has different forms depending on the gender and number of the following word. The indefinite article corresponds to 'a/an' in English and is used when the name has not been mentioned before, also having different forms.

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    The document discusses the definite and indefinite articles in Italian. The definite article corresponds to 'the' in English and has different forms depending on the gender and number of the following word. The indefinite article corresponds to 'a/an' in English and is used when the name has not been mentioned before, also having different forms.

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    Effective Italian © Sarah Panico 2022

    ARTICOLI DETERMINATIVI

    SINGULAR PLURAL

    MASCULINE

    Before a consonant IL I

    Before S + consonant, LO GLI


    z,y,x,gn-,ps-

    Before a vowel L’ GLI

    FEMININE

    Before a consonant LA LE

    Before a vowel L’ LE

    The definite article corresponds to the english “the”. In Italian it has different forms ,
    depending on the gender and the number of the following word, and on the letter the
    following word begins with.

    We use it:

    • when the noun is “ determined” ( it has been mentioned before)


    • with nouns used in a general sense ( e.g. Il tempo vola/ amo la musica jazz)
    • with names indicating a category
    • before a title followed by a surname, except when addressing the person directly: La
    Signora Rossi/ Il Dottor Bianchi.
    • with names of countries and regions, e.g. l’Inghilterra (England), la Toscana
    (Tuscany), il Portogallo (Portugal), l’Europa (Europe). But the rule may be different
    when using a preposition, e.g. in Italia.
    • with years, e.g. il 1990, il 2000 or with dates e.g. il 27 Maggio

    Effective Italian © Sarah Panico 2022

    ARTICOLI INDETERMINATIVI

    SINGULAR PLURAL

    MASCULINE

    Before a consonant UN DEI

    Before S + consonant, UNO DEGLI


    z,y,x,gn-,ps-

    Before a vowel UN DEGLI

    FEMININE

    Before a consonant UNA DELLE

    Before a vowel UN’ DELLE

    The indefinite article corresponds to the English “a/an” and it is used when the name has
    not been mentioned before. In Italian it has different forms , depending on the gender
    and the number of the following word, and on the letter the following word begins with.

    • Un/uno/una/un’ are used for singular nouns.


    • Dei/ degli/ delle is used for plural nouns. Because it denotes an undefined quantity, the
    plural for of the indefinite article is also called “partitivo” (partitive).

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