Lesson 2 - Types of Articles
The article is a variable part of a phrase where it indicate the gender and the number of the following word. It indicates if the word is presented as a determinate, indeterminate or partitive .
Features and functions of the article
. It is before the word
. It indicates the gender of the word it comes first
. It indicates the number of the word it comes first
. It indicate if the word it comes first is presented as a determinate , indeterminate or partial noun
. It make every word it comes first becoming a noun
These are the tables for the types of articles that exist in the Italian language, we will see how to use them singularly in the next lessons.
Types of articles
|
Det. Articles |
Male |
Female |
|
Singular |
il / lo / l’ |
l’/ la |
|
Plural |
gli / i |
le |
|
Indet. Articles |
Male |
Female |
|
Singular |
un / uno |
una |
|
Plural |
/ |
/ |
|
Partitive Articles |
Male |
Female |
|
Singular |
del / dello |
della |
|
Plural |
dei / degli |
delle |
