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definite articles The girl is beautiful. The kid is sleeping. The houses are painted in red. The flowers are yellow. equivalent of "the" in English start learning		la, lo, le, gli La ragazza è bella. Il bambino sta dormendo. Le case sono dipinte di rosso. I fiori sono gialli. Remember: articles express the gender in Italian. "la" is feminine singular, "il" is masculine singular, "le" is feminine plural and "gli" or "i" is masculine plural.Ex.: "le case" (feminine plural), "i fiori" (masculine plural).
indefinite articles I would like an ice-cream, please There is a man over there. equivalent of "a/an" in English start learning		uno, un Vorrei un gelato, per favore. C'è un uomo laggiù. In Italian, indefinite articles (a an) also change according to the noun they refer to. Masculine nouns use “un” before a vowel or consonant, and "uno" before the consonants -s, -z, -gn, -ps.
indefinite articles before feminine nouns I have met a good female doctor. I have met an old lady. start learning		una, un' Ho conosciuto una brava dottoressa. Ho incontrato un'anziana. Feminine nouns use una before a consonant and un' before a vowel.

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