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Initial definite and indefinite articles


a
a'
al
al-

English, Gallegan, Hungarian, Portuguese, Romanian, Scots, Yiddish
Gaelic
Romanian
Arabic, Baluchi, Brahui, Panjabi (Perso-Arabic script), Persian, Turkish, Urdu. (Note:al- is meant to cover alternate romanizations of the initial article (e.g., as-sijill))
am

an
an t-
ane
ang
ang mga
Gaelic

English, Gaelic, Irish, Scots, Yiddish
Gaelic, Irish
Scots
Tagalog
Tagalog

as
az
bat
bir
d'

Gallegan, Portuguese
Hungarian
Basque
Turkish
English

da
das
de
dei
dem

Shetland English
German
Danish, Dutch, English, Friesian, Norwegian, Swedish
Norwegian
German

den
der
des
det
di

Danish, German, Norwegian, Swedish
German, Yiddish
German
Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Yiddish

die
dos
e
'e
een

Afrikaans, German, Yiddish
Yiddish
Norwegian
Friesian
Dutch

eene
egy
ei
ein
eine

Dutch
Hungarian
Norwegian
German, Norwegian
German

einem
einen
einer
eines
eit

German
German
German
German
Norwegian

el
el-
els
en
et

Catalan, Spanish
Arabic
Catalan
Catalan, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Danish, Norwegian

ett
eyn
eyne
gl'
gli

Swedish
Yiddish
Yiddish
Italian
Italian

ha-
hai
he
he
he-

Hebrew
Classical Greek, Greek
Hawaiian
Classical Greek, Greek
Hebrew

heis
hen
hena
henas
het

Greek
Greek
Greek
Greek
Dutch

hin
hina
hinar
hinir
hinn

Icelandic
Icelandic
Icelandic
Icelandic
Icelandic

hinna
hinnar
hinni
hins
hinu

Icelandic
Icelandic
Icelandic
Icelandic
Icelandic

hinum
hi
ho
ho-
hoi

Icelandic
Icelandic
Classical Greek, Greek
Hebrew
Classical Greek, Greek

i
ih'
il
il-
in

Italian
Provençal
Italian, Provençal/Langue d'oc
Maltese
Friesian

it
ka
ke
l'
l-

Friesian
Hawaiian
Hawaiian
Catalan, French, Italian, Provençal/Langue d'oc
Maltese

la
las
le
les
lh

Catalan, Esperanto, French, Italian, Provençal/Langue d'oc, Spanish
Provençal/Langue d'oc, Spanish
French, Italian, Provençal/ Langue d'oc
Catalan, French, Provençal/Langue d'oc
Provençal/Langue d'oc

lhi
li
lis
lo
los

Provençal/Langue d'oc
Provençal/Langue d'oc
Provençal/Langue d'oc
Italian, Provençal/Langue d'oc, Spanish
Provençal/Langue d'oc, Spanish

lou
lu
mga
ga
mia

Provençal/Langue d'oc
Provençal/Langue d'oc
Tagalog
Tagalog
Greek

'n
na
na h-
ny
'o

Afrikaans, Dutch, Friesian
Gaelic, Hawaiian, Irish
Gaelic, Irish
Malagasy
Neapolitan

o
os
'r
's
sa

Gallegan, Hawaiian, Portuguese, Romanian
Portuguese
Icelandic
German
Tagalog

sa mga
si
siná
't
ta

Tagalog
Tagalog
Tagalog
Dutch, Friesian
Classical Greek, Greek

tais
tas
te
ten
tes

Classical Greek
Classical Greek
Classical Greek
Classical Greek, Greek
Classical Greek, Greek

the
to
to
tois
ton

English
Classical Greek, Greek
Classical Greek
Classical Greek
Classical Greek, Greek

ton
tou
um
uma
un

Classical Greek, Greek
Classical Greek, Greek
Portuguese
Portuguese
Catalan, French, Italian, Provençal/Langue d'oc, Romanian, Spanish

un'
una
une
unei
unha

Italian
Catalan, Italian, Provençal/Langue d'oc, Spanish
French
Romanian
Gallegan

uno
uns
unui
us
y

Italian, Provençal/Langue d'oc
Provençal/Langue d'oc
Romanian
Provençal/Langue d'oc
Welsh

ye
yr

English
Welsh