Level: A1 · 18 min of study
In una casa: «Questa è la cucina. C’è un tavolo, una sedia e il frigorifero. Vuoi un caffè o del tè?» Hai notato quelle paroline davanti ai nomi — il, la, un, una, del? Sono gli articoli.
Che cos’è un articolo?
Look at the examples and notice the words in bold. There is always something in front of the noun. The article is a short word that comes BEFORE the noun and carries two pieces of information: (1) whether we are talking about something known/specific (definite article: il, la) or something new/any (indefinite article: un, una); (2) the gender and number of the noun. Try to work it out yourself: why is it sometimes «il» and sometimes «la»? We will confirm the answer in the next sections: it depends on the gender of the noun (masculine/feminine).
- il libro — the book — specific, known
- un libro — a book — one of many
- la casa — the house / home
- del pane — some bread
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