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Articoli Indeterminativi. Come si dice “a” o “an” in italiano?. Ci sono QUATTRO modi. Un is used with a masculine noun beginning with most consonants and vowels Uno is used with a masculine noun beginnig with s + a consonant, or z Una is used with a feminine noun beginning with a consonant
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Articoli Indeterminativi Come si dice “a” o “an” in italiano? Ci sono QUATTRO modi • Un is used with a masculine noun beginning with most consonants and vowels • Uno is used with a masculine noun beginnig with s + a consonant, or z • Una is used with a feminine noun beginning with a consonant • Un’ is used with a feminine noun beginning with a vowel.
Rules and exceptions: • Even if the word is abbreviated such as bici for bicicletta or moto for motocicletta, the indefinite article agrees with the entire word: • Una bici • Una moto • There are some exceptions to the rule with words stemming from Latin: • Un cinema C) Una mano • Un poeta D) Un programma