Italian Grammar: ITALIAN INDEFINITE ARTICLES

   a. Masculine

Un : for masculine singular nouns which start with a vowel or a consonant.

E.g.: Un uomo, Un quaderno.

Uno : for masculine singular nouns which start with "s" + consonant, ps, z, x, y and gn.

E.g.:

Uno stato
Uno psicologo
Uno zoccolo
Uno xilofono
Uno yacht
Uno gnomo

Una : for feminine singular nouns which start with a consonant.

E.g.: Una macchina

Un' : for feminine singular nouns which start with a vowel.

E.g.: Un' infermiera

 

In the plural form, both masculine and feminine nouns use the indefinite adjectives Alcuni/e, Certi/e.

E.g.: Alcuni uomini, Certe cose.