意大利语的定冠词

意大利语的定冠词

In English the definite article (l’articolo

determinativo) has only one form: the. In Italian, l

’

articolo determinativo has different forms according

to the gender, number, and first letter of the noun or

adjective it precedes.

i ragazzi e le ragazze (the boys and girls)

il quaderno e la penna (the notebook and pen)

Here

are

some

rules

for

using

definite

articles:

1. Lo (pl. gli) is used before masculine nouns

beginning with s + consonant or z.

2. Il (pl. i) is used before masculine nouns

beginning with all other consonants.

3. L

’

(pl. gli) is used before masculine nouns

beginning with a vowel.

4. La (pl. le) is used before feminine nouns

beginning with any consonant.

5. L

’

(pl. le) is used before feminine nouns

beginning with a vowel.