The Italian indefinite article (l'articolo indeterminativo) corresponds to English a/an and is used with singular nouns. It also corresponds to the number one.: J' l& [3 Y8 K* G+ \
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MASCHILE FEMMINILE
N" b: F; ~% C uno zio (uncle) una zia (aunt); y: ]2 `2 v/ q8 v3 v6 h
un cugino (cousin, m.) una cugina (cousin, f.)9 v- D' F* \8 }( m, T( j4 d
un amico (friend, m.) un’amica (friend, f.)2 G; ?: u0 v0 ~8 d4 S
Uno is used for masculine words beginning with z or s + consonant; un is used for all other masculine words. Una is used for feminine words beginning with a consonant; un’ is used for feminine words beginning with a vowel. |4 c6 f+ N: |
un treno e una bicicletta
; q; p B9 G, l C' a+ ~0 n* n0 }4 j un aeroplano e un’automobile
% ^" `" Z0 s3 q" M E. n uno stadio e una stazione |