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The enclitic definite article is only used when the noun-phrase is not modified by any other adjectives, determiners or articles. When these are part of the noun-phrase, the enclitic definite article is not used, instead independent, pre-noun definite articles are used; '''det''' for neuter nouns; '''den''' for common gender nouns; and '''de''' for plural nouns. (Incidentally these definite articles are also the 3rd person pronouns for ''it'', ''he/she''' and ''they'') | The enclitic definite article is only used when the noun-phrase is not modified by any other adjectives, determiners or articles. When these are part of the noun-phrase, the enclitic definite article is not used, instead independent, pre-noun definite articles are used; '''det''' for neuter nouns; '''den''' for common gender nouns; and '''de''' for plural nouns. (Incidentally these definite articles are also the 3rd person pronouns for ''it'', ''he/she''' and ''they'') | ||
For example '''en ankel''' (common gender = an ankle), '''ett hus''' (neuter gender = a house) and '''parasiter''' (parasites) in definite form become '''anklen''' (the ankle), '''huset''' (the house) and '''parasiterne''' (the parasites). However this changes to a pre-noun definite article when it is preceded by an adjective. | For example '''en ankel''' (common gender = an ankle), '''ett hus''' (neuter gender = a house) and '''parasiter''' (parasites) in definite form become '''anklen''' (the ankle), '''huset''' (the house) and '''parasiterne''' (the parasites). However this changes to a pre-noun definite article when it is preceded by an adjective. For example: | ||
'''anklen''' = the ankle; '''den ömme ankel''' = the sore ankle. | '''anklen''' = the ankle; '''den ömme ankel''' = the sore ankle. | ||