No. 16 in Italian
delle
"Delle" is the Italian plural feminine form of "some" or "of the."
In a sentence
Delle rose rosse sono sul tavolo.
Some red roses are on the table.
In this sentence, 'delle' is the contraction of 'di' and 'le', functioning as an indefinite article equating to 'some' in English when referring to feminine plural nouns.
Ho trovato delle monete nel cassetto.
I found some coins in the drawer.
Here, 'delle' again is the contraction of 'di' and 'le', and it specifies an uncertain quantity of feminine plural items, which in this case are 'monete' (coins).
Abbiamo parlato delle nuove regole.
We talked about the new rules.
In this example, 'delle' serves as a partitive article, meaning 'of the', introducing a plural definite noun ('nuove regole').
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