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Sicilian Grammar ➡ Articles

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In today's lesson you will learn how to use Articles in Sicilian.

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General Rule

Articles in the Sicilian language are divided into 2 categories:

1. 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).
2. The indefinites nu, masculine, na, feminine are always singular.

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

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.

Sicilian	English
Lu cavàddu	the horse
Li cavàddi	the horses
La casa	the house
Li casi	the houses
Un  cavàddu	a horse
Na fìmmina	a woman

Contractions

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