Italian - French Dictionary
/la/
La is a feminine singular definite article in Italian, equivalent to 'la' or 'le' in French. It can also function as a feminine singular object pronoun, translatable as 'elle', 'ce', or 'ça'.
| # | Type | Italian | French |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pronoun | la subject — inanimate thing | il |
| 2 | pronoun | la subject — inanimate thing | elle |
| 3 | pronoun | la subject — inanimate thing | ce |
| 4 | pronoun | la subject — inanimate thing | ça |
| 5 | article | la article | le |
| 6 | article | la article | la |
| 7 | article | la article | les |
| 8 | article | la article | l' |
La casa è grande.
La maison est grande.
Ho visto la ragazza ieri.
J'ai vu la fille hier.
La mattina mi sveglio presto.
Le matin, je me réveille tôt.
As an article, 'la' precedes feminine singular nouns and becomes 'l'' before vowels. As a pronoun, 'la' typically refers to a feminine noun already mentioned and corresponds to direct object position in the sentence, though French translation varies depending on context.
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