Gli articoli determinativi

Ciao!:

Today we keep studying the articles

Gli articoli determinativi

We use the determinative articles to mention nouns or objects we have already introduce in the conversation.

In English we use "The" both for male and female nouns in their singular and plural form 

ITALIAN	ENGLISH
IL	THE (MALE- SINGULAR)
LO	THE (MALE- SINGULAR)
LA	THE (FEMALE- SINGULAR)
L’	THE ( SINGULAR STARTING WITH A VOWEL)

• Lo is used before masculine nouns beginning with s + consonant or z.

Lo scherzo 

(The joke)

• Il is used before masculine nouns beginning with all other consonants.

Il giorno

(The day)

• L’ is used before masculine or feminine nouns beginning with a vowel.

L'uomo

(The man)

L'eternità

(The eternity)

• La is used before feminine nouns beginning with any consonant.

La nuova amica

(The new girlfriend)

These are the plural forms of the definitive articles

SINGULAR	PLURAL
LO, L’ (MALE FORM)	GLI
IL	I
LA, L’ (FEMALE FORM)	LE

  

Gli italiani

(The italians)

I Japonese

(The Japanese)

Le zie

(The aunts)