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I saw a cat (generic, any cat, nobody knows him).

Il gatto era nero (ora sappiamo che parliamo del gatto che ho visto e che nessuno conosceva).

ho visto un gatto (generico, un gatto qualsiasi, nessuno lo conosce).

They are generally used to indicate something defined, already known to the interlocutor. And often they are also combined with prepositions, another reason to study them systematically. The definite articles do not have an autonomous meaning, but they are fundamental in determining the noun they are combined with.

Ok, let’s say that the form is quite clear and you have to, alas, memorize it with a lot of practice.īut when are definite articles used? Even this question does not always have an easy answer. L’uovo (m, irregolare) – the egg (m, irregular)Īnd the plural, how is it done in this case?įor feminine words, we will have to use “LE” L’ipocondriaca (f) – the hypochondriac (f) L’ipocondriaco (m) – the hypochondriac (m) It is used in front of masculine or feminine nouns, in the singular, starting with a vowel: It is used in front of singular feminine nouns: It is used in front of feminine singular nouns: It is used in front of masculine nouns in the plural that begin with s + consonant, gn, os, z, x, y. (very few words begin with x and y, letters that do not fall within the Italian alphabet). It is used in front of masculine nouns in the singular starting with s + consonant, gn, ps, z, x, y: It is used in front of plural masculine nouns: It is used in front of singular masculine nouns: But let’s go in order and help us with this table: ARTICOLI MASCHILI SINGOLARI (masculine singular articles)ĪRTICOLI MASCHILI PLURALI (masculine plural articles) The concordance between article, noun, adjective and verb is basic. If a noun is masculine plural, of course, it will want its masculine plural article. And therefore, if a noun is singular feminine, we must accompany it with a singular feminine article. The Italian works that “everything has to go together”. Like that:Ĭrazy, uh! Italian definite articles: exercises in pdf In Italian you have to juggle 7 definite articles, those that in English would be translated as a simple “the”. In others, they follow rules that are different from those of the Romance languages, which in turn have a different grammatical structure and although often the vocabulary is similar, when it comes to grammar one must always be careful. In some languages, in fact, the articles are less important, few, or even non-existent. But since not all that glitters is gold, we also know that it is one of the most difficult things to acquire even at higher levels, a real nightmare for many students. Today we present the definite articles, one of the very first topics that are studied in Italian.