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Hello everybody,
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!


In today's lesson you will learn how to use Articles in Sicilian.
Happy learning! 😊


Feel free to edit this page if you think it could be improved!
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<span link>Take some time to dive into these other pages after completing this lesson:[[Language/Sicilian/Grammar/Definite-Articles-in-Sicilian|Definite Articles in Sicilian]], [[Language/Sicilian/Grammar/Imperative-Mood|Imperative Mood]], [[Language/Sicilian/Grammar/Conditional-Tense|Conditional Tense]] & [[Language/Sicilian/Grammar/Relative-Pronouns|Relative Pronouns]].</span>
==General Rule==


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Articles in the Sicilian language are divided into 2 categories:
 
=== Definite Articles ===
* 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).
 
{| class="wikitable"
!Sicilian
!English
|-
|Lu cavàddu
|the horse
|-
|La casa
|the house
|-
|Li cavàddi
|the horses
|-
|Li casi
|the houses
|}
 
=== Indefinite Articles ===
* The indefinites '''nu''', masculine, '''na''', feminine are always singular.
 
{| class="wikitable"
!Sicilian
!English
|-
|Un  cavàddu
|a horse
|-
|Na fìmmina
|a woman
|}
 
==Exceptions==
 
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.


==Rule==
=== Definite Articles ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Sicilian
!English
|-
|Lu cavàddu
|the horse
|-
|Li cavàddi
|the horses
|-
|La casa
|the house
|-
|Li casi
|the houses
|}


Articles in the Sicilian language are divided into 2 categories:
=== Indefinite Articles ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Sicilian
!English
|-
|Un  cavàddu
|a horse
|-
|Na fìmmina
|a woman
|}


# 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).
== Contractions ==
# The indefinites '''nu''', masculine, '''na''', feminine are always singular.
In the spoken language these articles can be contracted to:
* '''â''' for '''la'''
* '''î''' for '''li'''
* '''û''' for '''lu'''


{| class="wikitable"
!Sicilian
!English
|-
|û cavàddu
|the horse  
|-
|î cavàddi
|the horses
|-
|â casa
|the house
|-
|î casi
|the houses
|}


==Examples==
==Other Lessons==
* [[Language/Sicilian/Grammar/Personal-Pronouns|Personal Pronouns]]
* [[Language/Sicilian/Grammar/How-to-Use-Be|How to Use Be]]
* [[Language/Sicilian/Grammar/Demonstrative-Pronouns|Demonstrative Pronouns]]
* [[Language/Sicilian/Grammar/Adjectives|Adjectives]]
* [[Language/Sicilian/Grammar/Indefinite-Articles-in-Sicilian|Indefinite Articles in Sicilian]]
* [[Language/Sicilian/Grammar/Definite-Articles-in-Sicilian|Definite Articles in Sicilian]]
* [[Language/Sicilian/Grammar/Past-Tense|Past Tense]]
* [[Language/Sicilian/Grammar/Future-Tense|Future Tense]]
* [[Language/Sicilian/Grammar/Possessive-Case-in-Sicilian|Possessive Case in Sicilian]]
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Latest revision as of 19:59, 27 March 2023

Sicilian Grammar ➡ Articles
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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!

Happy learning! 😊

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
Lu cavàddu the horse
La casa the house
Li cavàddi the horses
Li casi the houses

Indefinite Articles[edit | edit source]

  • The indefinites nu, masculine, na, feminine are always singular.
Sicilian English
Un  cavàddu a horse
Na fìmmina 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
Lu cavàddu the horse
Li cavàddi the horses
La casa the house
Li casi the houses

Indefinite Articles[edit | edit source]

Sicilian English
Un  cavàddu a horse
Na fìmmina a woman

Contractions[edit | edit source]

In the spoken language these articles can be contracted to:

  • â for la
  • î for li
  • û for lu
Sicilian English
û cavàddu the horse  
î cavàddi the horses
â casa the house
î casi the houses

Other Lessons[edit | edit source]

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