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# 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). | # 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). | ||
# The indefinites '''nu''', masculine, '''na''', feminine are always singular. | # The indefinites '''nu''', masculine, '''na''', feminine are always singular. | ||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|Sicilian | |||
|English | |||
|- | |||
|Lu cavàddu | |||
|the horse | |||
|- | |||
|La casa | |||
|the house | |||
|- | |||
|Li cavàddi | |||
|the horses | |||
|- | |||
|Li casi | |||
|the houses | |||
|- | |||
|Un cavàddu | |||
|a horse | |||
|- | |||
|Na fìmmina | |||
|a woman | |||
|} | |||
Revision as of 11:33, 20 November 2022
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!
Happy learning! :)
Rule
Articles in the Sicilian language are divided into 2 categories:
- 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).
- The indefinites nu, masculine, na, feminine are always singular.
Examples
| Sicilian | English |
| Lu cavàddu | the horse |
| La casa | the house |
| Li cavàddi | the horses |
| Li casi | the houses |
| Un cavàddu | a horse |
| Na fìmmina | a woman |