Definite Articles
* Singular:
* Masculine: il (the)
* Feminine: la (the)
* Plural: i (the)
* Plural: le (the)
* Examples:
* il libro (the book)
* la sedia (the chair)
* i libri (the books)
* le sedie (the chairs)
Indefinite Articles
* Singular:
* Masculine: un (a)
* Feminine: una (a)
* Plural:
* Masculine: dei (some)
* Feminine: delle (some)
* Examples:
* un libro (a book)
* una sedia (a chair)
* dei libri (some books)
* delle sedie (some chairs)
Important Notes
* Gender Agreement: In Italian, nouns have gender (masculine or feminine). Articles must agree with the gender of the noun they modify.
* Plural Articles: The plural definite articles (i and le) are used before both masculine and feminine nouns. The plural indefinite articles (dei and delle) are also used with both masculine and feminine nouns.
* Contractions: The definite articles "il" and "lo" (the masculine singular definite article) often contract with prepositions:
* il + a = all' (to the)
* lo + a = all' (to the)
* il + di = del (of the)
* lo + di = dello (of the)
* Zero Article: Sometimes, definite articles are omitted in Italian, particularly when referring to:
* Proper nouns (names of people, places, etc.): Roma (Rome)
* Days of the week: lunedì (Monday)
* Months: gennaio (January)
* Meals: colazione (breakfast)
* Parts of the body: la mano (the hand)
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