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- "The woman has the glasses."
"The woman has the glasses."
Translation:La donna ha i bicchieri.
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- Lo (pl. gli) is used before masculine nouns beginning with s + consonant or z.
- Il (pl. i) is used before masculine nouns beginning with all other consonants.
- L’ (pl. gli) is used before masculine nouns beginning with a vowel.
- La (pl. le) is used before feminine nouns beginning with any consonant.
- L’ (pl. le) is used before feminine nouns beginning with a vowel.
Yes it is unacceptable for Duolingo to deny this answer so I am reporting it.
I think the answer:
"La donna ha i bicchieri"
should be correct as well and occhiali should be mentioned as another answer.
Am I losing my mind? I see this sentence all the time on the practice portion. I would like some variety.
Definite article Gender Number Article Usage Masculine Singular il/lo Lo before s + consonant, z, gn, ps, pn, x, y and consonant clusters (disregarding sonorants), l' before a vowel, otherwise il. Note lo iodio ("the iodine"), lo Ionio (the Ionian Sea) where the initial i represents a semiconsonant; on the other hand, it is usual to employ l' before semiconsonantic u (pronounced /w/) in mobile diphthongs: l'uomo "the man", l'uovo "the egg" . However, foreign words beginning with w and used in Italian, like West (referring to the American Old West) and whisky, are usually perceived as beginning with a v sound, and the il article is used: il West, il whisky, and Giacomo Puccini's opera is La fanciulla del West. Plural i/gli gli (pronounced /ʎi/) before a vowel or z, sc, gn and consonant clusters (disregarding sonorants) Feminine Singular la l' before a vowel: but la iarda ("the yard") for the same reason as before Plural le l' is used rarely before a vowel
That's stupid that they put two options that look almost identical except for one letter. They should make each option more distinguishable :(
Shouldn't the "I" be listed first instead of "la"? Set us up for success here!
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Reading glasses would be preceded by the plural article "gli" (gli occhiali) while drinking glasses would use the plural article "i" (i bicchieri).
i will keep repeating it until the cows come home. It is unprofessional to use ungrammatical examples. You just don't do it.
Io ho-tu hai -egli/ella ha----noi abbiamo-voi avete-essi/esse hanno==I am-you are .......they are.
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There are two of the exact same answers written the exact way, no accent marks and the system marked one of them as wrong, but they are exactly the same response.
how do you know when to use "gli" or "i". why isn't is "la donna ha gli bicchiere?"
