2006-06-23 11:23:14 · 6 answers · asked by Press288 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I belive it is "the". like "il postino" is "the postman"
2006-06-23 11:25:59 · answer #1 · answered by LEMME ANSWER THAT! 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
"il" is the masculine singular determinative article and translates "the". Before a vowel il becomes l' so that the sounds flow better, so you would say l'uomo (the man). Il becomes lo before certain consonant pairs, namely gn, z, sp, st, sm, sn, so you would have lo zoo (the zoo).
The plural form of il is i (so il postino becomes i postini) except when the word begins with a vowal or the above consonant pairs, in which case it becomes gli, lo sport become gli sport.
The feminine singular determinative article is la, which becomes le in the plural, eg la donna (the woman) and le donne (the women).
2006-06-23 12:00:21 · answer #2 · answered by Craig B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"the", as in il Duce = Der Fuehrer = The Leader
2006-06-24 04:44:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"il duce" means THE douche bag
just kidding. "il" means "the"
2006-06-23 16:28:41 · answer #4 · answered by nelent01 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the
2006-06-23 11:55:25 · answer #5 · answered by somepoopy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"IL" means "the"
2006-06-23 11:27:29 · answer #6 · answered by revjeffpsychic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋