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