"The shark eats."

Translation: Lo squalo mangia.

[bookworm51]

how can you tell when to put "lo" and "il" for the?

[Cole515]

You use "lo" when the masculine noun begins with the letter "z" or with the letter "s" + a consonant. Ex: "Lo zucchero", "Lo squalo".

[maramp7]

Thank you for clearing this up for me!

[Farishaismail22]

thanks cole515 your the best !!! :D

[andriluik]

You're :D

[TejasweeSu]

Can you please tell when to use gli and i

[GabeH.4]

"Gli" is only used at the beginning of a sentence. It has the same function as "i," in that it is the plural masculine article "the."

[YellowStripe]

Sorry GabeH.4, you've got the wrong end of the stick here. Gli is used as a plural definite article for masculine nouns beginning with z, ps, gn, s+ consonant, or a vowel. All other plural masc. nouns take i as a definite article.

[MaryLayman1]

That's what I thought...but then why is it "il serpente"?

[MaudBerton]

Lo is used before a word starting by z or s

[_MsLexi_]

I looked under the word for a hint and it said only "squalo"
Why does Duolingo gotta do me like that and put "pescecane"? :(

[sinasohil2]

Pescecane is a new word

[Ryancantwrite]

"Fish Dog" hmm.

[Deria672114]

Yeah! What happened to squalo??!!

[silkwarrior]

I love the word squalo - sounds so cute - what harm could one possibly do you?

[hugoxrosa]

Shark are not as bad as they seems in the movies.

[Elemy]

I think, unless I'm mistaken, 'the sharks eat' would be 'gli squali mangiano'.

Lo squalo is singular, and mangia refers to 'it'.
Gli squali is the plural, and mangiano refers to 'they'.

[JanJohnson5]

"pescecane" is "dogfish", a particular kind of shark

[lidiarios15]

Okaaaay...i wasnt ready for pescecane...and is not even in rhe category...geez.

[elizabethbremner]

I used lo squalo mangia and it marked me incorrect, saying the correct word was "pescecane"

Guess there are two words for this? Why is the above incorrect?

[FabioDorigan]

I don't understand either

[ljmoukhtar]

Shark is squalo

[mkuhn325]

If squallo and pescacane are synonyms you shouldn't be counted wrong for one or the other unless its a listening comprension format question

[RoelandSch1]

Pesce is fish. Cane is dog. Shark is fishdog? :p

[TejasweeSu]

The word actually mean dogfish

[NicholasMa326664]

Why is it the answer not referring to the shark as 'squalo'?

[LucyJohnso696392]

Squalo also means shark so this was correct

[Spearmint]

Wouldn't that be the sharks eat?

[akhansson]

No, because "Lo" is only used for masculine singular nouns. When it is converted to plural "Lo" becomes "Gli". I hope this info helped. ;)

[CookieOnFire]

Why is it "Lo"?

[infantible]

You use lo whenever the object is male and begins with the letter "z" or s+ a consonant. (lo zucchero, lo squalo)

[nightowl333]

Why is it "Lo" instead of "la" or "il"?

[ZeroGravity416]

I know I'm like 3 years late replying to this comment but 'lo' is used before words that start with the letter 'z' or s + a consonant (e.g. lo zucchero - the sugar, lo squalo - the shark). I hope this helps!

[Stephen392079]

Thank you Cole 515 for clearing this up!