What is the Italian definite article for masculine singular nouns starting with a consonant?
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| 1 | What is the Italian definite article for masculine singular nouns starting with a consonant? |
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Learn the use and forms of definite (il, la, i, le) and indefinite articles (un, una, uno, una) in Italian.
Il |
| Think of the English 'the' for masculine nouns, but specific to Italian masculine singular consonant-starting nouns. |
| 2 | Which Italian article is used for feminine singular nouns starting with a vowel? | L' | The same as in English 'L' before vowels—used to ease pronunciation. |
| 3 | What is the plural form of 'il' for masculine nouns? | I | Think of the plural as the 'i' ending, similar to English 'these' or 'those' for masculine objects. |
| 4 | Which definite article is used for feminine plural nouns? | Le | Le sounds like 'lay', used for feminine plural nouns. |
| 5 | What is the Italian indefinite article for masculine singular nouns starting with a consonant? | Un | Similar to 'a' in English, used before masculine consonant-starting nouns. |
| 6 | Which indefinite article is used for feminine singular nouns starting with a consonant? | Una | Like 'a' in English, used before feminine consonant-starting nouns. |
| 7 | What is the indefinite article for masculine singular nouns starting with 'z' or 's + consonant'? | Uno | Think of 'uno' as 'one'—used before z or s+consonant to avoid pronunciation issues. |
| 8 | How do you form the plural of 'una' for feminine nouns? | Le | Feminine nouns ending in 'a' turn into 'e' in plural, accompanied by 'le'. |
| 9 | Provide an example of a masculine singular noun with its definite article. | Il libro (the book) | Remember, 'libro' starts with a consonant, so use 'il'. |
| 10 | Provide an example of a feminine singular noun with its indefinite article. | Una ragazza (a girl) | Feminine nouns ending in 'a' use 'una' as the indefinite article. |
| 11 | Translate to Italian: 'the students' (plural, masculine). | Gli studenti | Note: 'Gli' is used for masculine plural nouns starting with vowels or s+consonant. |
| 12 | Translate to Italian: 'a house' (feminine). | Una casa | Feminine nouns ending in 'a' take 'una' in singular. |
| 13 | When do you use 'l'' as an article in Italian? | Before singular nouns starting with a vowel, regardless of gender (e.g., l'amico, l'amica). | L' simplifies the article before vowels for smooth pronunciation. |
| 14 | What is the plural of 'il ragazzo'? | I ragazzi | Change 'il' to 'i' and 'ragazzo' to 'ragazzi' for plural. |
| 15 | What is the correct article for 'zaino' (backpack), singular? | Lo zaino | Use 'lo' for masculine nouns starting with z. |
| 16 | Provide an example of a feminine plural noun with its definite article. | Le case (the houses) | Feminine nouns ending in 'a' change to 'e' in plural with 'le'. |
| 17 | Translate to Italian: 'I see a man.' | Vedo un uomo. | Use 'un' for masculine singular nouns starting with a consonant. |
| 18 | Translate to Italian: 'She has a cat.' | Lei ha un gatto. | Use 'un' for 'gatto' because it starts with a consonant. |
| 19 | What is the indefinite article for feminine nouns starting with a vowel? | Un' | The apostrophe indicates elision before vowels. |
| 20 | Give an example of a sentence using a definite article and a noun. | Il cane è grande. (The dog is big.) | Use 'il' for masculine singular nouns starting with a consonant. |
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