Come
dice “a” o “an” in italiano?
ArticolisiIndeterminativi
Ci
sono QUATTRO
modi
Masculine
Feminine
Un libro
Uno stereo
Una rivista
un’università
a)Un is used with a masculine noun beginning
with most consonants and vowels
b)Uno is used with a masculine noun beginnig
with s + a consonant, or z
c)Una is used with a feminine noun beginning
with a consonant
d)Un’ is used with a feminine noun beginning with
a vowel.
Rules and exceptions:
1)Even if the word is abbreviated such as bici for
bicicletta or moto for motocicletta, the indefinite article
agrees with the entire word:
A)Una bici
B)Una moto
2)There are some exceptions to the rule with words
stemming from Latin:
A)Un cinema
C) Una mano
B)Un poeta
D) Un programma