Italian for people in a hurry
The article lo is used with definite masculine nouns that are singular and begin with these specific consonants or consonant clusters:
- s+consonant (st-, sp-, sb-, sv-, sc- etc.)
- “sh” sound (sci-, scia-, scio- etc.)
- z-, gn-, ps-, pn-, semi-vowel i and x–
- h–
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.
| Lo stagno |
| Lo psicologo |
| Lo zoo |
Examples
Lo zoo è qui vicino.
The zoo is nearby.
Lo stagno è pieno di rane.
The pond is full of frogs.
Lo psicologo mi aiuta.
The psychologist is helping me.
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