ARTICLES  13

(6)  Before  an  abstract  noun  or  one  denoting  a  whole  class;  but
not  before  one  designating  a  part  of  a  class:

V  uomo  prop6ne.  Man  proposes  {i.e.,  all  mankind).
I  fiori  ndscono  dal  seme.  Flowers  spring  from  the  seed  {i.e.,

all  flowers).
La  morte  e  il  peggi6re  del         Death  is  the  worst  of  evils   {i.e.,
mdli.  death  in  general,  and  all  evils).
BUT

II  mlo  giardino  e  tiitto  fio-  My  garden  is  all  in  flower;  roses,
rito ;  rose,  glgli,  viole  md,n-  lilies,  violets  send  forth  a  sweet
dano  un  odore  sodve.  fragrance  {i.e.,  some  roses,  etc.).
(c)  Before  a  noun  and  adjective  used  either  in  a  specific  or  in  a
general  (but  not  in  a  partitive)  sense:

L'  d,nno  sc6rso.  Last  year  {i.e.,  the  last  year).
H  povero  Liiigi  non  viene.  {The)  poor  Lewis  doesn't  come.
Gil  uomini  buoni.  Good  men  {i.e.,  all  good  men).
BUT

Ho  trov^to  dappertutto  u6-  /  have  found  {some)  good  men
mini  buoni.  everywhere.
{d)  Before  a  title  followed  by  a  proper  name:

La  reglna  Vittoria.  Queen  Victoria.
II  sign6r  Bruni.  Mr.  Brown.
It  is  not  used,  however,  before  Don,  Messer,  and  Ser.
(e)  Before  family  names;  often  before  famihar  given  names  of
women;  occasionally  before  famihar  given  names  of  men:

H  Bidnchi  e  morto.  White  is  dead.
La  Pdtti  cdnta.  Patti  sings.
Con6sco  1'  Olivia.  /  know  Olivia.
Viene  11  Tonio.  Tony  is  coming.
(/)  Before  names  of  provinces,  countries,  and  continents:

la  Toscdna,  Tuscany.  all'  Itdlia,  to  Italy.
la  Svlzzera,  Switzerland.  per  1'  Europa,  for  Europe.
