"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" is masculine and "le" is feminine. http://italian.about.com/library/fare/blfare110a.htm
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
how do you know when to use "gli" or "i". why isn't is "la donna ha gli bicchiere?"
Shouldn't the "I" be listed first instead of "la"? Set us up for success here!
