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There are two articles: the definite article ''fi'' (from the distal demonstrative ''fi'') and the specific article ''se'' (from the proximal demonstrative ''se''). The English definite article (or some unproceded nouns such as "society") corresponds closely to the Windermere definite article, but the English indefinite article can be translated into either Windermere indefinite nouns or specific nouns depending on context.
There are two articles: the definite article ''fi'' (from the distal demonstrative ''fi'') and the specific article ''se'' (from the proximal demonstrative ''se''). The English definite article (or some unproceded nouns such as "society") corresponds closely to the Windermere definite article, but the English indefinite article can be translated into either Windermere indefinite nouns or specific nouns depending on context.


*indefinite: ''Bang ftsüen mi tar'' = "We live in a house (I don't know or care which house it is)"
*indefinite: ''Rüe șa rie yar'' = "Give me a flower (any flower, I don't care which flower it is)"
*specific: ''Bang ftsüen mis tar'' = "We live in a (particular) house"
*specific: ''Rüe șa rie se yar'' = "Give me a flower (a specific one I have in mind)"
*definite: ''Bang ftsüen mif tar'' = "We live in the house (that was just mentioned, or is known by all speakers)"
*definite: ''Rüe șa rie fi yar'' = "Give me the flower (whose identity you and I both know)"


Prepositions are listed in the [[Windermere/Lexicon]].
Prepositions are listed in the [[Windermere/Lexicon]].
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