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.
INDEFINITE ARTICLES |
MASCHILE |
FEMMINILE |
uno zio (uncle) |
una zia (aunt) |
un cugino (cousin, m.) |
una cugina (cousin, f.) |
un amico (friend, m.) |
un’amica (friend, f.) |
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.
un treno e una bicicletta
un aeroplano e un’automobile
uno stadio e una stazione
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