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uno

a

determiner OO-noh Common
Grammar & Structure Determiners

Origin: from Latin unus

Also means

one

Usage Note

Uno is the masculine indefinite article and the number 'one'; as an article it shortens to un before most consonants and vowels, keeping the full uno only before s+consonant, z, gn, ps (uno studente). The feminine is una (un' before a vowel). It has no plural article form.

Examples

"Vorrei un caffè, per favore."

Natural Translation

I'd like a coffee, please.

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