Italian Articles-Singular and Plural

Italian Articles-Singular and Plural

by Walter Perez, page 29

​Why are the important?

• ​they vary according to the gender and number of the noun they precede as well as its initial letter

• ​they help us determine the "nature" of a Noun

​Rules on usage-Maschile

Masculine-Singular Masculine-Plural

​before nouns starting w/ il ragazzo i ragazzi

​consonant

​before nouns starting w/ l'ombrello gli ombrelli

a vowel l'uomo gli uomini

​before nouns staring w/ lo studente gli studenti

​a s+consonant or z lo zaino gli zaini

​Rules on usage-Femminile

Feminine-Singular Feminine-Plural

​before nouns starting w/ la ragazza le ragazze

​consonant

​before nouns starting w/ l'edicola le edicole

a vowel

​before nouns staring w/ la statua le statue

​a s+consonant or z