Core Italian grammar rules including articles, gender agreement, and pronouns.
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- Which definite article uses 'il'?
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Masculine singular before consonants (e.g., il libro, il ragazzo)- Which definite article uses 'lo'?
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Masculine singular before s+consonant, z, ps, gn, or y (e.g., lo studente, lo zaino)- Which definite article uses 'la'?
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Feminine singular before consonants (e.g., la casa, la ragazza)- When do you use 'l' as a definite article?
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Before vowels in both masculine and feminine singular (e.g., l'amico, l'amica)- Which definite article uses 'i'?
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Masculine plural before consonants (e.g., i libri, i ragazzi)- Which definite article uses 'gli'?
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Masculine plural before vowels, s+consonant, z, or gn (e.g., gli amici, gli studenti)- Which definite article uses 'le'?
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Feminine plural (e.g., le case, le ragazze)- Which indefinite article uses 'un'?
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Masculine singular before consonants or vowels (e.g., un libro, un amico)- Which indefinite article uses 'uno'?
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Masculine singular before s+consonant or z (e.g., uno studente, uno zaino)- Which indefinite article uses 'una'?
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Feminine singular before consonants (e.g., una casa, una ragazza)- When do you use 'un' as an indefinite article for feminine?
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Before vowels (e.g., un'amica, un'ora)- What is the gender of most Italian words ending in '-o'?
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Masculine (e.g., libro, ragazzo, gatto)- What is the gender of most Italian words ending in '-a'?
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Feminine (e.g., casa, ragazza, mela)- What gender can Italian words ending in '-e' be?
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Either masculine or feminine, must be learned individually (e.g., padre is masculine, madre is feminine)- How many forms do '-o' ending adjectives have?
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Four forms: -o (masculine singular), -a (feminine singular), -i (masculine plural), -e (feminine plural)
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