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 The definite article precedes the noun being modified. It only declines in primary cases; other cases use the absolutive forms. Plural nouns use feminine articles.
-The definite article always comes at the beginning of a noun phrase and has two forms: short and long. Normally, the short forms are used when directly preceding the noun being modified and the long forms are used if there is separation. However, both forms are technically allowed in either case.
+The definite article always comes at the beginning of a noun phrase and has two forms: short and long. The short forms are used when the article directly preceding the noun being modified. If there is separation, the long forms can be used, especially if the short forms may cause confusion.
+:e.g. ''ka mana'' "the house"; ''ka wiine mana'' or ''kana wiine mana'' "the big house" (no confusion)
+::''ka yarka nama'' or ''kana yarka nama'' "the person who sees"  (but the first may alternatively mean "a person who sees him")
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