Language/Sicilian/Grammar/Definite-Articles-in-Sicilian
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In today's lesson you will learn how to use the articles in Sicilian.
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Articles in Italian & Sicilian
The Italian definite articles un, uno take the form nu in Sicilian.
The Italian article una takes the form na in Sicilian.
In Sicilian, the indefinite article before a vowel is reduced to n'.
The Italian definite articles il, lo have a single Sicilian equivalent, lu.
Article la is identical in both languages. Italian includes several different plural articles: i, gli for masculine nouns, le for feminine ones.
In Sicilian there is only one plural article, li. In both languages the singular definite article is reduced to l'.
Before a vowel. In most dialects of Sicilian, the plural article is elided in the same way as the singular.
Partitive articles exist in both languages. They are formed by means of the preposition di.
Definite articles in Sicilian: Examples
| ENGLISH | SICILIAN |
|---|---|
| The horse | Lu cavaddu |
| The dog | Lu cani |
| The bird | L`aceddu |
| The doctor | Lu medicu |
| The house | La casa |
| The city | La cità |
| The window | La finestra |
| The mouth | La vucca |
| The horses | Li cavaddi |
| The dogs | Li cani |
| The birds | L` aceddi |
| The doctors | Li medici |
| The houses | Li casi |
| The cities | Li cità |
| The windows | Li finestri |
| The mouths | Li vucchi |