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Italian articles can be tricky, especially when the noun begins with a vowel or certain consonant combinations. Here are five common mistakes Italian learners make — and the correct forms to remember.
1. il studente ❌ → lo studente ✅
1. il studente ❌ → lo studente ✅
Studente begins with s + consonant, so it takes lo rather than il.
2. i studenti ❌ → gli studenti ✅
2. i studenti ❌ → gli studenti ✅
The plural of lo studente is gli studenti.
3. la amica ❌ → l’amica ✅
3. la amica ❌ → l’amica ✅
Before a vowel, la becomes l’.
4. gli libri ❌ → i libri ✅
4. gli libri ❌ → i libri ✅
Libro takes il in the singular, so its plural is i libri.
5. le amico ❌ → gli amici ✅
5. le amico ❌ → gli amici ✅
Amico is masculine, and its plural form uses gli: gli amici.
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