Continuing from lesson one, the Italian definite articles change in the same way as the indefinite articles - according to gender and plurality. The masculine singular definite article (English: the) is translated in Italian as either 'il', 'lo' or 'l''. The vast majority of the time 'il' is used, and the only exceptions are when the following noun begins with a vowel or a 'z' or an 's' followed by another consonant; in these cases, 'l'' and 'lo' are used respectively.
Examples:
The dog translates as 'il cane'.
The human translates as 'l'umano'.
The zoo translates as 'lo zoo'.
The feminine definite article (again 'the' in English) is translated by 'la' unless, as with the masculine, it precedes a vowel. Again, in this case, it becomes 'l''
Examples:
The butterfly translates as 'la farfalla'
The lobster translates as 'l'aragosta'.
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