Italian for people in a hurry
The article l’ is used with definite masculine and feminine nouns that are singular and begin with a vowel.
The ‘ symbol is an apostrophe. Depending on the gender of the noun, l’ is the shortened form of lo (if masculine) and la (if feminine).
A noun is something you can touch (a flower, a chair) or an idea (freedom, rage).
Singular means “one of a group”: an apple, one coin, the cat.
L’albero |
L’orso |
L’erba |
L’anatra |
Examples
L’albero è molto alto.
The tree is very tall.
L’orso va in letargo.
The bear hibernates.
L’erba è verde.
The grass is green.
L’anatra nuota.
The duck swims.
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