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Jun 13, 2021 - 03:18 PM
Lo is used when the noun it precedes begins with z, s+consonant, gn, ps, x, or semiconsonant “i”. E.g. Lo zucchero, lo sport, lo psicologia, lo xilofono, lo iodio. L' (the contraction of either “lo” or “la”) is used when the noun it precedes begins with a vowel.
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Jun 13, 2021 - 03:38 PM
Correction: that was supposed to be lo psicologo.

Jan 13, 2022 - 04:07 AM
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