Form
Singular
|
male |
female |
before gn, ps, sp, st, x, y, z |
before vowel, m |
before vowel, f |
Article |
il |
la |
lo |
l’ |
l’ |
Partitive |
del |
della |
dello |
dell’ |
dell’ |
Plural
|
male |
female |
before gn, ps, sp, st, x, y, z |
before vowel, m |
before vowel, f |
Article |
i |
le |
gli |
gli |
le |
Partitive |
dei |
delle |
degli |
degli |
delle |
Usage
The partitive stands before uncountable nouns. In English we can find the so-colled zero-article.
Examples:
Italian |
English |
Form |
Mangia delle patatine. |
He / she is eating French fries. |
Partitive |
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