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The definite article is ''an''-L for singular nouns and ''na''-E for plural nouns. Colloquial Bhadhagha may drop the definite article in the singular, and also in the plural if the initial C of the noun is "eclipsable" (i.e. is one of ''∅, p, t, c, b, d, g, f, s''). | The definite article is ''an''-L for singular nouns and ''na''-E for plural nouns. Colloquial Bhadhagha may drop the definite article in the singular, and also in the plural if the initial C of the noun is "eclipsable" (i.e. is one of ''∅, p, t, c, b, d, g, f, s''). | ||
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casual bhadhagha could overgeneralize 'an' into an emphatic particle | |||
h-eafhad = the cat | |||
an h-eafhad = THE cat | |||
an eafhad = (specifically) a cat | |||
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The Thensarian relativizer ''rin'' turned into a genitive marker: ''an scain ri n-Aodhàn'' (Aodhàn's friend). | The Thensarian relativizer ''rin'' turned into a genitive marker: ''an scain ri n-Aodhàn'' (Aodhàn's friend). | ||