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Sicilian Grammar ⥠Articles
Hello everybody,
In today's lesson you will learn how to use Articles in Sicilian. Feel free to edit this page if you think it could be improved!
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Take some time to dive into these other pages after completing this lesson:Definite Articles in Sicilian, Imperative Mood, Conditional Tense & Relative Pronouns.
General Rule[edit | edit source]
Articles in the Sicilian language are divided into 2 categories:
Definite Articles[edit | edit source]
- definite: lu, la, li, (the) and indefinite nu, na (a, an). These articles, like the nouns they describe, have a gender, they can be feminine: la (singular), li (plural), and masculine: lu (singular), li (plural).
Sicilian | English |
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Lu cavĂ ddu | the horse |
La casa | the house |
Li cavĂ ddi | the horses |
Li casi | the houses |
Indefinite Articles[edit | edit source]
- The indefinites nu, masculine, na, feminine are always singular.
Sicilian | English |
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Un cavĂ ddu | a horse |
Na fĂŹmmina | a woman |
Exceptions[edit | edit source]
For nouns that start with a z or with an s followed by a consonant the form nu of the indefinite article should be used.
Definite Articles[edit | edit source]
Sicilian | English |
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Lu cavĂ ddu | the horse |
Li cavĂ ddi | the horses |
La casa | the house |
Li casi | the houses |
Indefinite Articles[edit | edit source]
Sicilian | English |
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Un cavĂ ddu | a horse |
Na fĂŹmmina | a woman |
Contractions[edit | edit source]
In the spoken language these articles can be contracted to:
- â for la
- ĂŽ for li
- Ăť for lu
Sicilian | English |
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Ăť cavĂ ddu | the horse |
ĂŽ cavĂ ddi | the horses |
â casa | the house |
ĂŽ casi | the houses |
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Personal Pronouns
- How to Use Be
- Demonstrative Pronouns
- Adjectives
- Indefinite Articles in Sicilian
- Definite Articles in Sicilian
- Past Tense
- Future Tense
- Possessive Case in Sicilian