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The Italian definite article translates as the English as the definite article the. However, in Italian the definite article is somewhat more complex, having a variety of forms depending on the gender, number and initial phonetic sound of the noun which it precedes. SINGULAR FORMS With singular nouns, the Italian definite article has one of four singular forms: il, lo, l' and la. Il is used with most masculine singular nouns. For example, one would say il libro (the book) and il padre (the father). Lo is used with masculine singular nouns which begin with either a z or an s followed by ano...
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