Articles
The indefinite article is yoin (one), whose feminine form is yoina.
Examples:
- yoina kuosa - one house, a house
- yoin jomno - one man, a man
The definite article for masculine nouns is el in singular and i in plural. The definite article for feminine nouns is la in singular and le in plural. Before place names in the dative case, the articles are used in the forms in tel, in tela, in teli and in tele or abbreviated as nel, nela, neli and nele.
Examples:
- Če sant el ? - What is it?
- La sant yoina kuosa. - It is a house.
- Jo sant la kuosa ? - Where is the house?
- La kuosa sant in tela Čituot. - The house is in the city.
- Jo sant el Juarbol ? - Where is the tree?
- El Juarbol sant in tel buasc. - The tree is in the wood.
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