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'''Note:''' Where the article ends and the following word begins with the same vowel, the article is reduced to ''s''. | |||
Examples: | |||
:: ''si atyn'' "the men" | |||
:: ''s'aśtet'' "the star" (< **''sa astet'') | |||
:: ''sa kat'' "the cat" | |||
The definite article is the default determiner for any definite noun, i.e. a noun with no other form of determiner must take the definite article. As such, it is used in many cases where English does not use an article, e.g.: | |||
* With abstract or general categories, e.g. ''su amur seśt na piltut'' "love is a virtue" | |||
* Where definiteness is implied, e.g. ''mi pa a su let'' (or ''mau let'') "I'm going to bed" | |||
The '''indefinite article''' is ''nu'' and is declined in the same way (i.e. ''nu, ni; na, ne''). | The '''indefinite article''' is ''nu'' and is declined in the same way (i.e. ''nu, ni; na, ne''). | ||
Examples: | Examples: | ||
:: ''nu atyn'' "a man" | :: ''nu atyn'' "a man" | ||
:: ''ne kes'' "some houses" | :: ''ne kes'' "some houses" | ||
:: ''n'iśtyl'' "the islands" (< **''ni iśtyl'') | |||
:: ''n'iśtyl'' "the islands" (< ''ni iśtyl'') | :: ''mi su nu piśtur'' "I am a fisherman". | ||
====Possessive Adjectives==== | ====Possessive Adjectives==== | ||