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The definite article
Similar to the two indefinite articles in Italian ('un' and 'una'), there are of course also two definite
articles, which are 'il' for masculine words and 'la' for feminine words.
| un libro, il libro | a book, the book | | un quaderno, il quaderno | a folder, the folder | | una penna, la penna | a pen, the pen | | una lezione, la lezione | a lesson, the lesson |
Similar to the indefinite article 'un', which changes to 'uno' whenever the following noun
starts with 's' or 'z', the definite article 'il' changes to 'lo' whenever the following noun starts
with 's' or 'z':
| lo studente | the student | | lo studio | the study | | lo zio | the uncle |
Finally: When the preposition 'su' (on) stands in front of the definite article 'il', the two words
'su' and 'il' merge to 'sul'.
| il libro e sul (su+il) tavolo | the book is on the table |
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