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{{PAGENAME}} uses the indefinite article ''a'' and the definite article ''þe''. Due to historical Italian and Arabic influence, Thedish uses the definite article the same way Arabic does: nonspecific nouns take the definite article, unlike in English. | {{PAGENAME}} uses the indefinite article ''a'' and the definite article ''þe''. Due to historical Italian and Arabic influence, Thedish uses the definite article the same way Arabic does: nonspecific nouns take the definite article, unlike in English. | ||
* ''Mir davieþ þe hán'' 'I like chicken (in general)' | * ''Mir davieþ þe hán'' 'I like chicken (in general)' | ||
* ''Ik ví hán'' 'I want chicken (specific mass noun)' | * ''Ik ví hán'' 'I want chicken (specific indefinite mass noun)' | ||
* ''Ik ví þe hán'' 'I want the chicken (specific)' | * ''Ik ví þe hán'' 'I want the chicken (specific definite)' | ||
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