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la

"la" means "the (feminine)" in Italian. It is number 5 on the frequency list, in A1 (article).

Meaning

the (feminine); her, it

IPA

/la/

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• La ho!
  I have it!
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• Non è la mia.
  It's not mine.
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• La ha ora.
  He has it now.
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Learned together

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

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

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