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The definite article is a clitic:
The definite article is a clitic:
*Singular: -az (after C) or -zu (after V)
*Singular: -az (after C) or -zu (after V)
*Plural: -il
*Plural: -iw
Examples:
Examples:
*''hadhør'' = a room
*''hadhør'' = a room
*''hadhraz'' = the room
*''hadhraz'' = the room
*''hadhrim'' = rooms
*''hadhrim'' = rooms
*''hadhril'' = the rooms
*''hadhriw'' = the rooms
*''hadhør grul'' = a big room
*''hadhør grú'' = a big room
*''hadhør grulaz'' = the big room (< ''hah-hadhər hag-gâdhol haz-ze'')
*''hadhør grulaz'' = the big room (< ''hah-hadhər hag-gâdhol haz-ze'')
*''botim grulim'' = big houses
*''botim grulim'' = big houses
*''botim grulil'' = the big houses
*''botim gruliw'' = the big houses


*''tøpuaz r' iszaz bø lékhul u'' = The apple, the man eats it
*''tøpuaz r' iszaz bø lékhul u'' = The apple, the man eats it