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7 The masculine forms uno  and un  are used before masculine words: 

uno  is used before words starting with z , gn , ps, s + consonant; 

un  is used before all other words: 

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Uno  (like lo ) is also used before masculine words starting with i  + vowel, x , y : 

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8 As with the de fi nite article, care is needed in choosing the right article to use with nouns ending in -e  or -a  which can refer to either male or female persons: 

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* In the case of nouns starting with a vowel, the only di ff erence between the articles is the apostrophe. 

