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==== Articles ==== | ==== Articles ==== | ||
In English there are two articles: the definite (the) and indefinite (a, an). | In English there are two articles: the definite (the) and indefinite (a, an). | ||
The definite article is rarely used in Skegletorahh'gallã. Only when referring to someone's title like “The Doctor” or “The Lord President”. The gallifreyan word for “the” is due [ | The definite article is rarely used in Skegletorahh'gallã. Only when referring to someone's title like “The Doctor” or “The Lord President”. The gallifreyan word for “the” is ''due'' [dʊ]. | ||
Indefinite articles, on the other hand, don't exist at all. But | Indefinite articles, on the other hand, don't exist at all. But we already saw that there is in fact a word for a/an in Gallifreyan so, how does this work? Well, despite ''on'' having the same meaning as the indefinite article it is only used when answering a question about quantity or as emphasis in the case of ''grotjo''. So, instead of saying ''on labeljyou'' (a house) you'll say simply ''labeljyou'' ([a] house). | ||
==== Possession ==== | ==== Possession ==== |
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