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il

"il" means "the (masculine)" in Italian. It is number 6 on the frequency list, in A1 (article).

Meaning

the (masculine)

IPA

/il/

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Non è il mio.
  It's not mine.
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• Questo non è il mio.
  This isn't mine.
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• Voglio il mio.
  I want mine.
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Learned together

In the course, "il" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• e and
• che that, which, who
• di of, from
• la the (feminine)
• un a, an
• a to, at, in
• per for
• in in
• uno one

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