"I eat an apple."
Translation:Io mangio una mela.
January 2, 2013
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Why is "mela" considered feminine and not masculine? Is there really gender for fruits?
"un" and "una" is the indefinite article (in English "a", sometimes "an"). "un" is for masculine nouns, "una" for feminine ones.
"il", "la" and "lo" are the definite articles (in English: "the"). It is "il" for masculine nouns and "la" for feminine ones. "lo" is a special case for masculine nouns that start with specific letters such as "z".
"l' " is the abbreviation of "il" or "la" whn the following word starts with a vowel.