Language/Macedonian/Grammar/Articles
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In today's lesson we will learn How to use ARTICLES in Macedonian.
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Finish this lesson and explore these related pages: How to Use Be & Asking Questions.
Definite Article[edit | edit source]
Like in English, where we have only one definite article βthe", in Macedonian it is same but the article changes in accordance with the gender of the noun.
- -ΠΎΡ, -ΠΎΠ², -ΠΎΠ½ (masculine singular), ΠΌΠ°ΠΆΠΎΡ, ΠΌΠ°ΠΆΠΎΠ², ΠΌΠ°ΠΆΠΎΠ½ (the man, this man, that man)
- -ΡΠ°, -Π²Π°, -Π½Π° (feminine singular) ΠΊΡΡΠ°ΡΠ°, ΠΊΡΡΠ°Π²Π°, ΠΊΡΡΠ°Π½Π° (the house, this house, that house)
- -ΡΠΎ, -Π²ΠΎ, -Π½ΠΎ (neuter singular) Π΄Π΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠΎ, Π΄Π΅ΡΠ΅Π²ΠΎ, Π΄Π΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΎ (the child, this child, that child)
- -ΡΠ΅ (ΡΠΈ), -Π²Π΅ (Π²ΠΈ), -Π½Π΅ (Π½ΠΈ) (plural) ΠΊΡΡΠΈΡΠ΅, ΠΊΡΡΠΈΠ²Π΅, ΠΊΡΡΠΈΠ½Π΅ (the houses, these houses, those houses)
- The suffixes -ΠΎΠ², -Π²Π°, -Π²ΠΎ, -Π²Π΅ (Π²ΠΈ) are used when the subjects (and persons) are near the speaker. ΠΠ°Ρ ΠΌΠΈ ΡΠ° ΠΊΠ½ΠΈΠ³Π°Π²Π° - Give me this book.
- The suffixes βΠΎΠ½, -Π½Π°, -Π½ΠΎ, -Π½Π΅ (Π½ΠΈ) are used when the subjects (and persons) are far from the speaker. ΠΠ°Ρ ΠΌΠΈ ΡΠ° ΠΊΠ½ΠΈΠ³Π°Π½Π° - Give me that book.
Indefinite Article[edit | edit source]
While we have (a / an ; some) in English as indefinite articles, we also have Π΅Π΄Π΅Π½/Π΅Π΄Π½Π°/Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΎ; Π½Π΅ΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΊΡ in Macedonian.
In general, whenever (a, an) are used in English you donβt need to use (Π΅Π΄Π΅Π½, Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΎ) or (Π΅Π΄Π½Π°) to say the equivalent in Macedonian.
ΠΠ΄Π΅Π½, Π΅Π΄Π½Π°, Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΎ are used as a substitution for a/an only when a/an are used with the meaning of "one".
The Macedonian equivalent of "some" is Π½Π΅ΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΊΡ.
- ΠΊΠ½ΠΈΠ³Π° (a book)
- ΠΊΡΡΠ° (a house)
- Π½Π΅ΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΊΡ ΠΊΠ½ΠΈΠ³ΠΈ (some books)
- Π½Π΅ΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΊΡ ΠΊΡΡΠΈ (some houses)
- Example: ΠΠ½ΠΈΠ³ΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΊΠΎΠΈ Π³ΠΈ ΠΈΠΌΠ°ΠΌ ΡΠ΅ Π²ΠΎ ΠΊΡΡΠ° Π½Π° Π΅Π΄Π΅Π½ ΠΏΡΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠ΅Π». (The books I have are in a house of a friend)
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