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The masculine singular definite article has three acceptable forms. The most common are ''lo'' and ''o'', with ''o'' most common and ''lo'' used with substantive adjectives suggesting generality, or with titles (''lo senyor''). ''Lo'' is also used with masculine names where English would have no article. ''La'' has this function for women. | The masculine singular definite article has three acceptable forms. The most common are ''lo'' and ''o'', with ''o'' most common and ''lo'' used with substantive adjectives suggesting generality, or with titles (''lo senyor''). ''Lo'' is also used with masculine names (and direct address) where English would have no article. ''La'' has this function for women. | ||
The masculine and feminine singular forms elide to <l’> before null <h> and vowels. For example, the grammatically correct form is “l’abentura” instead of suspected ''*la abentura''. | The masculine and feminine singular forms elide to <l’> before null <h> and vowels. For example, the grammatically correct form is “l’abentura” instead of suspected ''*la abentura''. | ||
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The article is almost always carried by the noun, with the only exceptions being when other determiners modify the noun. In places where English drops the article, the article is kept. These include the subject for general nouns, objects, and almost any place where English could delete its article. For example, to write “Summer is good,” one writes “O verán ens bon.” | The article is almost always carried by the noun, with the only exceptions being when other determiners modify the noun. In places where English drops the article, the article is kept. These include the subject for general nouns, objects, and almost any place where English could delete its article. For example, to write “Summer is good,” one writes “O verán ens bon.” | ||
=== Determiners=== | === Determiners=== | ||