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===Article=== | ===Article=== | ||
'''la''' | '''la''' | ||
# | # {{n-g|feminine singular definite article}} | ||
====Inflection==== | ====Inflection==== | ||
{{av-dart}} | {{av-dart}} | ||
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# (''before a [[:Category:Bemé verbs|verb]]'') forms a [[w:Conditional mood|conditional verb]] | # (''before a [[:Category:Bemé verbs|verb]]'') forms a [[w:Conditional mood|conditional verb]] | ||
{{#if:Mi '''la''' | {{#if:Mi '''la''' puchinam amo ey mi ab teym.| | ||
#: | #: {{n-g|Mi '''la''' puchinam amo ey mi ab teym.}} | ||
#:: "I '''would''' travel more if I had the time." | #:: "I '''would''' travel more if I had the time." | ||
}} | }} | ||
# (''after a verb'') forms a [[w:Yes-no question|yes-no question]] | |||
#: {{n-g|Takin '''la''' Bemeh?}} | |||
#:: "'''Do''' you speak [[Bemé]]?" | |||
# (''at the end of a sentence without [[:Category:Bemé determiners|interrogatives]]'') forms a question | |||
#: {{n-g|Yeh, ba yu tink dag bi deti edag '''la'''?}} | |||
#:: "Yes, but do you consider a dog to be a dirty animal?" - John Travolta, {{pulp}} | |||
[[Category:Contionary]] [[Category:Bemé | [[Category:Contionary]] [[Category:Bemé lemmas]] [[Category:Bemé {{lc: Polysemant}}s]] | ||
==[[Braereth]]== | ==[[Braereth]]== | ||
[[Category: Braereth words]] | [[Category:Braereth words]] | ||
[[Category: Braereth determiners]] | [[Category:Braereth determiners]] | ||
[[Category: Braereth articles]] | [[Category:Braereth articles]] | ||
[[Category: Braereth pronouns]] | [[Category:Braereth pronouns]] | ||
{{Template: Braereth Dialects|la|la|la|lə|la|la|la|la}} | {{Template: Braereth Dialects|la|la|la|lə|la|la|la|la}} | ||
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'''la''' | '''la''' | ||
# the | # the | ||
#: | #: {{n-g|The feminine singular definite article. Becomes '''''[[Contionary: l'|l’]]''''' before a vowel.}} | ||
====Declension==== | ====Declension==== | ||
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====Coordinate Terms==== | ====Coordinate Terms==== | ||
* '''''[[lu#Braereth|lu]]''''' ‘the (''masculine singular'')’ | * '''''[[Contionary: lu#Braereth|lu]]''''' ‘the (''masculine singular'')’ | ||
===Pronoun=== | ===Pronoun=== | ||
'''la''' | '''la''' | ||
# her | # her | ||
#: | #: {{n-g|Third person singular feminine direct objective pronoun.}} | ||
====Coordinate Terms==== | ====Coordinate Terms==== | ||
* '''''[[le#Braereth|le]]''''' ‘him’ | * '''''[[Contionary: le#Braereth|le]]''''' ‘him’ | ||
==[[Europic]]== | |||
[[Category:Europic words]] | |||
[[Category:Europic adjectives]] | |||
[[Category:Europic determiners]] | |||
[[Category:Europic correlatives]] | |||
{{Template: Europic Pronuncation|la}} | |||
===Adjective (Determiner)=== | |||
'''la''' | |||
# the | |||
# this, that | |||
#: There are no true articles in Europic, but ''[[Contionary: la#Europic|la]]'' is used as a definite particle which can be further specified to mean ‘that’ or ‘this’ (cf. French ''ce''). It later evolved into a definite article in [[Vulgar European]] and other daughter languages. | |||
==[[Hakdor]]== | ==[[Hakdor]]== | ||
[[Category: Hakdor words]] | [[Category:Hakdor words]] | ||
[[Category: Hakdor conjunctions]] | [[Category:Hakdor conjunctions]] | ||
{{Template: Hakdor Pronuncation|la|la}} | {{Template: Hakdor Pronuncation|la|la}} | ||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
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'''la''' | '''la''' | ||
# that, which | # that, which | ||
#: | #: {{n-g|A conjunction which precedes a relative clause.}} | ||
==[[Aterran Imperial|Modern Standard Imperial]]== | ==[[Aterran Imperial|Modern Standard Imperial]]== | ||
[[Category: Modern Standard Imperial words]] | [[Category:Modern Standard Imperial words]] | ||
[[Category: Modern Standard Imperial adverbs]] | [[Category:Modern Standard Imperial adverbs]] | ||
{{Template: Modern Standard Imperial Pronuncation|la}} | {{Template: Modern Standard Imperial Pronuncation|la}} | ||
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'''la''' | '''la''' | ||
# which, what | # which, what | ||
#: | #: {{n-g|Interrogative particle.}} | ||
==Reneissan== | ==Reneissan== | ||
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'''la''' | '''la''' | ||
# | # {{n-g|mark the previous statement as context to the following statement}} | ||
{{Aquatiki}} | |||
[[Category:Toki Pona particles]] [[Category:Toki Pona words]] | [[Category:Toki Pona particles]] [[Category:Toki Pona words]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:10, 7 May 2026
Avendonian
Pronunciation
Article
la
- feminine singular definite article
Inflection
| masculine | feminine | |
|---|---|---|
| singular | el | la |
| plural | li | le |
Bemé
Etymology
Unknown.
Pronunciation
Polysemant
la
- (before a verb) forms a conditional verb
- Mi la puchinam amo ey mi ab teym.
- "I would travel more if I had the time."
- Mi la puchinam amo ey mi ab teym.
- (after a verb) forms a yes-no question
- Takin la Bemeh?
- "Do you speak Bemé?"
- Takin la Bemeh?
- (at the end of a sentence without interrogatives) forms a question
- Yeh, ba yu tink dag bi deti edag la?
- "Yes, but do you consider a dog to be a dirty animal?" - John Travolta, 1994, Quentin Tarantino, directed by Quentin Tarantino, Pulp Fiction (motion picture; overall work in English), spoken by Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson), Miramax, →OCLC:
- {{{2}}}
- {{{3}}}
- "Yes, but do you consider a dog to be a dirty animal?" - John Travolta,
- Yeh, ba yu tink dag bi deti edag la?
Braereth
Pronunciation & Variants
| Official | Classical | Tenibvreth | Eomentesa | Merineth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| /la/ | [la] | [lə] ⟪la⟫ |
[la] ⟨la⟩ |
[la] ⧼la⧽ |
Etymology
Determiner
la
- the
- The feminine singular definite article. Becomes l’ before a vowel.
Declension
| The Definite Article (“the”) |
The Indefinite Article (“a, an, some”) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Singular | lu, l’* | la, l’* | un, n’* | una, n’* | |
| Plural | lis | les | unis | unes | |
* Form used before a vowel.
Coordinate Terms
- lu ‘the (masculine singular)’
Pronoun
la
- her
- Third person singular feminine direct objective pronoun.
Coordinate Terms
- le ‘him’
Europic
Pronunciation
- Europic Phonology: /la/
Adjective (Determiner)
la
- the
- this, that
- There are no true articles in Europic, but la is used as a definite particle which can be further specified to mean ‘that’ or ‘this’ (cf. French ce). It later evolved into a definite article in Vulgar European and other daughter languages.
Hakdor
Pronunciation
- Hakdor Phonology: /la/ ([la])
Etymology
Conjunction
la
- that, which
- A conjunction which precedes a relative clause.
Modern Standard Imperial
Pronunciation
(Modern Standard Imperial) IPA: /la/
Adverb
la
- which, what
- Interrogative particle.
Reneissan
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
(Reneissan) IPA: /la/
Determiner
la (masculine singular il, masculine plural i, feminine plural lai, prevocalic singular l', prevocalic plural lais)
- the; masculine singular definite article
Toki Pona
Etymology
From Esperanto or Romance definite article. Created by Sonja Lang pre-pu.
Pronunciation
(Toki Pona) IPA: /la/
Particle
la
- mark the previous statement as context to the following statement

Categories:
- Contionary
- Avendonian definite articles
- Avendonian articles
- Avendonian words
- Avendonian determiners
- Bemé terms with quotations
- Bemé lemmas
- Bemé polysemants
- Braereth words
- Braereth determiners
- Braereth articles
- Braereth pronouns
- Europic words
- Europic adjectives
- Europic determiners
- Europic correlatives
- Hakdor words
- Hakdor conjunctions
- Modern Standard Imperial words
- Modern Standard Imperial adverbs
- Reneissan determiners
- Reneissan words
- Aquatiki
- Toki Pona particles
- Toki Pona words