Language/Maltese/Grammar/Definite-Articles-in-Maltese

Only definite articles exist in Maltese. It has 5 rules.

1. 1: before a moon letter, it is il-.
2. 2: before a sun letter, change the l to the first letter of the next word; it-t, for example.
3. 3: with two consonants, add l-i because it sounds as if the i preceded the cluster at the start.
4. 4: with vowels, GĦ, and H, i. e. a vowel sound, use l-.
5. 5: if the previous word ends in a vowel, you don't need the vowels of the article, followed by the other 4 rules.

No indefinite articles!