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- "The sugar is in the coffee."
"The sugar is in the coffee."
Translation:Lo zucchero è nel caffè.
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'lo' is used before words that begin with certain sounds, mainly s, z, and consonant clusters. Same for 'gli' (its plural). See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_grammar#Articles
"Lo - masculine, used before Z, S+consonant, GN, and some rarer consonant clusters."
That appreciably simple explanation (imo) is here : https://www.duolingo.com/skill/it/Basics-1/tips-and-notes
Italian stare : essere ~:: Spanish estar : ser https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romance_copula#Usage_3 : "Stare refers to state rather than essence, but more narrowly than in Spanish. Essere is used for almost all cases in which English uses "to be"."
The difference between nel and nello is already covered in the thread: https://www.duolingo.com/comment/128052$comment_id=244251
The difference between nel and nello is already covered in the thread: https://www.duolingo.com/comment/128052$comment_id=244251
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It's "lo" instead of "il" before Z, S+constant or GN. This information used to be in the Tips and Notes of one of the chapters Basics, but the Tips and Notes are recently updated. This information is no longer mentioned.