REVIEW: This article (part 1) -> Spec dell'articolo
a) determinative : set (a, a, os, as);
b) indeterminativi : indefinite (a, a, a , each).
-> Determinative
Single Male (o): il, lo, l '
Male Plural (the): i, gli, gl'
Single Female (a): la , l '
Plural Women (As): le
-> INDETERMINATIVI
Male Single (a): un, uno
Male Plural (a): [ dei, degli ]
Single Female (a) : una, un '
Plural Women (are): [ delle ]
-> USE DEGLI Articolo Determinative
il and i - are used only in front of male names beginning with consonant (except z, x, s impure, gn, ps), singular and plural respectively.
Es.: il cane, i cani, il suocere i suoceri; Pioppo il, i Pioppi .
it and gli - are used only in front of male names that start with z, x, gn, ps es impure, singular and plural respectively.
Es.: it Spaventa, gli Spaventa; it zotico, gli zotici; him psychiatric illness, psychiatric illness gli .
NOTE: before the name given (gods) to use the article gli .
Es.: il dio, gli dei. But the article
it joins the names beginning with vowels and is used in place of Article il;
Es.: l'uomo (lo uomo), l'esame (lo esame)
but he joins the male names that begin with letter i followed by another vowel.
Es.: it IATO (non l'IATO), it iettatore (non l'ietattore)
And Article gli binds only to plural male names that begin with letter i .
Es.: gl'Italiani, gl'indigeni .
le and la - are used only before female names singular and plural respectively.
Es.: La Fanciulla, le Fanciulla; Scogliera la, le scogliere . But the article
it joins the names beginning with vowels.
Es.: L'acqua (not her acqua), l'isola (not insulate it).
but he joins the female names that begin with letter i followed by another vowel.
Es.: la IARD (non l'IARD), it iattura (non l'iattura).
SUMMARY:
-> the definite articles are:
il - masculine singular words to begin with a consonant, except z, s impure, gn, ps, x.
Es.: il cane, il ragazzo, il padre .
i - masculine plural for words starting with a consonant, except z, s impure, gn, ps, x.
Es.: i cani, i ragazzi, i spon .
it - for masculine singular words starting with z, s impure, x, gn, ps or vowels, in the form l ' latter case, unless the vowel is i followed by another vowel.
Es.: spirito it, it psychiatric illness, l'ospiti, l'albergo, it iota, it iodine.
gli - masculine plural for words starting with z, s impure, x, gn, ps or vowels, in the form gl ' when the vowel is i .
Es.: spiriti gli, gli psychiatric illness, gli ospiti, gl'Italiani, gl'indigeni .
la - feminine singular for words, in the form l ' when words beginning with a vowel, except when the vowel is i followed by another vowel.
Es.: his mother, his sister, the echo, the island, the yard, the misfortune .
the - palavras para femininas plurais.
Eg mothers, sisters, islands, yards.
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