I or gli? Masculine plurals

Move from il libro to i libri and from lo zaino to gli zaini.

The idea

Masculine plurals use i before ordinary consonants. Use gli before vowels and the special beginnings that take lo in the singular. Il → i; lo → gli; masculine l’ → gli. The noun is already plural in these questions.

Words for this lesson

i libri — books i cani — dogs i gatti — cats i treni — trains

Words for this lesson

gli studenti — students gli zaini — backpacks gli specchi — mirrors gli gnomi — gnomes

Words for this lesson

gli amici — male/mixed friends gli alberi — trees