"We write to the girls."

Translation: Noi scriviamo alle ragazze.

[TomDiDove]

Alle = a (to) + le (the, plural feminine)

[tasha815140]

So..

Le = plural fem
La = singular fem

What are the masculine versions?

Do these... Rules apply to the majority of... Italian words?

Ugh so tired.

[gloriastew2]

You made me smile

[AliMargot]

Once again, could this be just "scriviamo alle ragazze". Still can't understand when to put in the preposition and when we can leave it out.

[filipmc]

My expectation is that you can usually omit it, and so adding it is choosing a bit of emphasis on the subject.

[nerdcooper]

"noi" would be the pronoun, not the preposition, perhaps that is where your confusion is coming from. In Italian, it is common to leave out personal pronouns such as I, you, he, we, they, at the beginning of a sentence such as this example.

[frankpelaggi]

Like the nice Italian lady said to me one day.....you learned to speak English first then you learned the grammar..........ah...ye-ah!

[eleemar]

Whereas "alla" (same dropdown menu) translates as: 'to the', 'to', 'at'
which is deemed incorrect.

[ColinGran]

Alla is singular! Since the sentence asks for girlS (ragazze), you use the "le" instead of "la". Alle is plural.

[GroundhogGokotta]

Alla is for feminine!

[AddyMoreno]

Alla is for singular femenin, alle is for plural femenin

[eleemar]

"Alle", according to dropdown menu, is: a, as, a (pl). How does alle translate into "to"?

[katohagan]

I am confused as to what Italian 'to the' i should use, is it based on the noun or the verb?

[max.ryan]

It is based on both the number and gender of the object the 'to the' is being referred to.

[EvaK.20]

a+gli agli (masculine plural), a +le alle (fem. Plural); compare: to the men, to the girls
Im Deutschen: den (zu den)
As some seem confused: alla ragazza is singular alle ragazze is plural .