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In Aarlaansk there are two kinds of article: '''definite article''' and '''indefinite article'''. The first is used to talk about things, people, concepts that are already known by both the speaker and the listener, whereas the indefinite article introduces concepts, things, people that are new. | In Aarlaansk there are two kinds of article: '''definite article''' and '''indefinite article'''. The first is used to talk about things, people, concepts that are already known by both the speaker and the listener, whereas the indefinite article introduces concepts, things, people that are new. | ||
The indefinite article is just one: ''uin'' and it is used with both common and neuter nouns, it | The indefinite article is just one: ''uin'' and it is used with both common and neuter nouns, it has got also a plural form, ''uins'', that indicates a "group of", "some", f.ex.: ''uin masie'', "a house", ''uins masies'', "some houses". | ||
The definite article has got a gender differentiation in the singular but a common form in the plural: | The definite article has got a gender differentiation in the singular but a common form in the plural: | ||
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!'''Common''' | !'''Common''' | ||
|hij | |hij | ||
| | |rowspan="2" colspan="1"|hijs | ||
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!'''Neuter''' | !'''Neuter''' | ||
|hoe | |hoe | ||
|} | |} | ||