Italian Definite Article

As you know, Italian words are divided into 2 groups: masculine and feminine gender. As well the articles.

As in English, in Italian we put the article before the noun, but in English the definite article is only one (the); in Italian when the noun is masculine (look at the dictionary) we have 3 type of article in singular and 2 type in plural. Look at the table:

Masculine articles

Singular	Plural
IL (Before a noun that begins with a consonant, except “s + consonant“; “ps“; “gn“; “z“; “y“ and “z“)IL Ragazzo; IL Libro; IL Cellulare; IL Vino	I (If you use IL in singular, you have to use I in plural) I Ragazzi; I Libri; I Cellulari; I Vini
LO (before a noun that begins with “s + consonant“; “ps“; “gn“; “z“; “y“ and “z“)LO STudente; LO SPort; LO PSicologo; LO Yogurt; LO Zaino;	GLI (If you use LO in singular, you have to use GLI in plural) GLI Studenti; GLI Sport; Gli Psicologi; Gli Yogurt; GLI Zaini
L’ (before a noun that begins with a vowel or with h: h is silent!)L’ Orologio; L’Amico; L’Ufficio; L’Hotel	GLI (If you use L’ in singular, you have to use GLI in plural) GLI Orologi; GLI Amici; GLI Uffici; Gli Hotel

When the noun is feminine (look at the dictionary) we have 2 type of article in singular and 1 type in plural. Look at the table:

Feminine articles

LA (Before a noun that begins with a consonant) LA Casa; La Ragazza; La Bottiglia	LE (With all feminine words) LE Case; Le Ragazze; Le Bottiglie
L’ (before a noun that begins with a vowel) L’Amica; L’Alice; L’Onda; L’Aspirina	LE Amiche; LE Alici; LE Onde; LE Aspirine

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