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Nouns and the definite articles Noun = Person, Place, Thing Definite Article = way to say “the” before a noun *In a foreign language, nouns have a gender (masculine or feminine) based on the last letter they end in and their definite articles must agree with the noun in number and gender
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There are 7 ways to say “The” Il Lo La L’ I Gli Le The =
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Masculine singular nouns: usually end in “- o” usually end in “- o” used with definite article “il” (“the”) used with definite article “il” (“the”) usually end in “- o” usually end in “- o” used with definite article “il” (“the”) used with definite article “il” (“the”) Il libroIl bancoIl quaderno beginning with a “-z” or “s + consonant” beginning with a “-z” or “s + consonant” used with definite article “lo” (“the”) used with definite article “lo” (“the”) beginning with a “-z” or “s + consonant” beginning with a “-z” or “s + consonant” used with definite article “lo” (“the”) used with definite article “lo” (“the”) Lo zainoLo scotchLo studenteLo zoo
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Masculine/feminine singular nouns: that begin with a vowel that begin with a vowel used with definite article “l’ ” (“the”) used with definite article “l’ ” (“the”) that begin with a vowel that begin with a vowel used with definite article “l’ ” (“the”) used with definite article “l’ ” (“the”) La matitaLa sediaLa studentessa usually end in “-a” usually end in “-a” used with definite article “la” (“the”) used with definite article “la” (“the”) usually end in “-a” usually end in “-a” used with definite article “la” (“the”) used with definite article “la” (“the”) L’ aulaL’orologioL’alboL’alunna Feminine singular nouns:
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Exceptions to the rule…: The gender of some words must be learned because they don’t follow the patterns for masculine or feminine; they end in “-e” and can be either gender: The gender of some words must be learned because they don’t follow the patterns for masculine or feminine; they end in “-e” and can be either gender: Masculine: Io studente il professore il temperamatite Feminine: La classe La spillatrice La calcolatrice #1#1
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Gender Reminders If a noun ends in: Libro- M Lavagna-F Classe-F Studente-M oMasculine aFeminine eEither
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What to use with Singular nouns: ArticleUsesExample IlSingular Masculine nouns Il libro Il quaderno LoSingular Masculine Starting with s + consonant or z Lo zaino Lo studente LaSingular Feminine nouns La lavagna La casa L’Singular masculine/femine nouns starting with a vowel L’orologio L’aula
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Plural Nouns and articles: Masculine nouns ending with “o” change their ending to “i” in the plural il libro i libri Lo zaino - gli zaini L’albo - gli albi#1#1 Article before masculine plural nouns: (il ----- i) Articles before masculine plural nouns beginning with a vowel, “z” or “s + consonant” (lo, l’ ------- gli)
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Plural Nouns and articles: Feminine nouns ending with “a” change their ending to “e” in the plural La matita le matite L’aula – le aule L’alunna – le alunne#1#1 Articles before all feminine plural nouns: (la, l’ ----- le)
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Plural Nouns and articles: Masculine or Feminine nouns ending with “e” change their ending to “i” in the plural La classe le classi Lo studente – gli studenti il professore – i professori#1#1
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What to use with Plural nouns: ArticleUsesExample IPlural Masculine nouns I libri I quaderni GliSingular Masculine Starting with s or z or vowel Gli zaini Gli studenti Gli orologi LePlural Feminine NounsLe lavagne Le case Le aule
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Number Reminders Making things plural O goes to ILibro- libri A goes to eLavagna-lavagne E goes to IStudente-studenti Classe-classi
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Practice: what would you use in front of: ________matita ________quaderno ________zaino ________penna ________aereo ________classe ________bambino La matita Il quaderno Lo zaino La penna L’aereoplano La classe Il bambino
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What would you use in front of these: _____matite _____alunne _____alunni _____cestini _____studenti _____zaini _____penne _____quaderni Le matite Le alunne Gli alunni I cestini Gli studenti Gli zaini Le penne I quaderni
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