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Translation

the (masculine singular)

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Short forms

  • l'before a masculine word starting with a vowel (l'amico, l'albero); strictly it is lo, cut short

    L'albero è molto alto.

    The tree is very tall.

Examples

Roma .

The train for Rome leaves at nine.

.

My job starts early in the morning.

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You say il cane (the dog) and il tempo (the weather), but lo zio (the uncle) and lo studente (the student).

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il: worksheet, infographic and listicle

Free printable study downloads for the Italian word "il" (the (masculine singular)): a worksheet with the answer key built in, an infographic, and a sentence listicle. Open any one to view, print or save.

This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 3: il, e, non and 7 more words.