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Articles are words that define the specificity of a noun.
There are only two categories of articles. Definite articles define a noun as being specific, whereas indefinite articles define a noun as being nonspecific.
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EXAMPLES::Posso usare la penna rossa?
Can I use the pink pen?
Category: Definite
Posso usare una penna rossa?
Can I use a pink pen?
Category: Indefinite
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Articles generally come directly before the noun it defines, but if the noun it defines is modified by an adjective that precedes the noun, then the article comes before the adjective instead.
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EXAMPLES::Lei è la donna che ho incontrato ieri.
She is the woman I met yesterday.
Placement: Before the noun
Lui è un buon studente.
He is a good student.
Placement: Before the adjective
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Articles agree according to the number, gender, and starting letter of the noun it defines.
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TABLE::
Definite Articles (The) Singular Singular Masculine Nouns starting with a consonant Il I Nouns starting with a vowel L’ Gli Nouns starting with st, sp, or z Lo Gli Feminine Nouns starting with a consonant La L Nouns starting with a vowel L’ Le
Indefinite Articles (A/an) Masculine Nouns starting with a consonant or vowel Un Nouns starting with a vowel Uno Feminine Nouns starting with a consonant Una Nouns starting with a vowel Un’ [/jaccordion]
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EXAMPLES::Lo studente studia molto.
The student studies a lot.L’aula non è grande.
The classroom is not big.Harvard è un’università grande.
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