#Italian masculine singular nouns beginning with sc, st, sp, z, gn, ps, x or y use us lo as the definite article. lo studente (the student), lo zaino (the backpack), lo psicologo (the psychologist), #ItalianGrammar #BasicItalian #LearnItalian. Visit us to learn more. https://thelanguagegarage.com/italian-definite-articles/