Conversational Italian, Lesson 6

Word Clusters with Definite Articles

Let's now combine our new nouns with their appropriate DefiniteArticle (singular and plural).

English Singular Gender Number Italian Clusters
the lamppost Masculine Singular il lampione
the lampposts Masculine Plular i lamioni
the sidewalk Masculine Singular il marciapiede
the sidewalks Masculine Plular i marciapiedi
the street Feminine Singular le strada
the streets Feminine Plular le strada
the lane Feminine Singular la corsia
the lanes Feminine Plular le corsie
the car Feminine Singular la macchina
the cars Feminine Plular le macchine
the drier Masculine Singular i autista
the driers Masculine Plular gli autisti