Lesson #031, Monday

<p>The seven ways to say 'the' are il, lo, l', la, i, gli, and le. Now here are the rules for deciding which of these forms to use.</p> <p>il = will precede masculine singular nouns that begin with a consonant, except words beginning with ps, pn, gn, z and s followed by a consonant.</p> <p>il libro = the book</p> <p>il ragazzo = the boy</p> <p>lo = will precede masculine singular nouns that begin with ps, pn, gn, z and s followed by a consonant.</p> <p>lo specchio = the mirror</p> <p>lo studente = the student</p> <p>l' = will precede all masculine and feminine singular nouns beginning with a vowel.</p> <p>l'amico = the friend</p> <p>l'acqua = the water</p> <p>la = will precede all feminine singular nouns beginning with a consonant.</p> <p>la donna = the woman</p> <p>la ragazza = the girl</p> <p>i = is the plural form of il.</p> <p>i libri = the books</p> <p>i ragazzi = the boys</p> <p>gli = is the plural form of lo and l' for masculine plural nouns.</p> <p>gli specchi = the mirrors</p> <p>gli amici = the friends</p> <p>le = is the plural form of both la and l' for feminine plural nouns.</p> <p>le donne = the women</p> <p>le acque = the waters</p>