"Where do they keep the chickens?"
Translation:Dove tengono i polli?
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I used loro also and got it wrong. It is not wrong to use 'io" or "tu" or "noi", etc. so why should using "loro' be wrong?
"il" is the definite article used before a masculine noun (singular). i.e.: il ragazzo
When the noun starts with a vowel, we use "l' " instead of "il". i.e.: l' uomo
"i" is the definite article used before a masculine noun (plural). i.e.: i ragazzi
And "gli" instead of "i" is used when the noun starts with a vowel. i.e.: gli uomini
Several people have asked that question, and I was about to do the same. As far as I can see, no one has answered yet. I hope someone who knows Italian better than I can tell us whether it really is wrong to use "Loro". Obviously I don't want to report it as "My answer should be accepted" if it really is incorrect.
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Be sure to always click on the lightbulb icon every time you start a new skill. It's where the lessons/tips are. Your question is answered at the top of the page for Basics 2:
Use Gli for masculine nouns in the following cases: --before vowels (like for gli uomini) --before words starting with Z --before S+consonants (like in the clothing lesson, when it was gli stivali) --before words starting with GN, PN, PS and other weird words we probably won't have to worry about for a while
Basically, wherever we'd use Lo or L' (lo zucchero, l'animal) in singular, it seems we'll use Gli when it's plural.
Use the i (or capital I) before plural masculine nouns when they don't have the exceptions noted above)
(All the feminine definite articles are apparently "Le" with no special pre-vowel situations.)