definite article
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definite article
noun definite articles
- An article that introduces a noun and specifies it as the particular noun that is being considered; in English, the only definite article is the and its variations.
Opposite: indefinite article
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noun
Opposite: indefinite article
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noun article introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
| Español | artículo definido, artículo determinado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 정관사 jeonggwansa |
| 日本語 | 定冠詞 teikanshi |
| 中文 | 定冠詞 /定冠词 dìngguàncí |
| Português | artigo definido |
| Français | article défini |
| Deutsch | bestimmter Artikel, bestimmtes Geschlechtswort, definiter Artikel, Definitartikel |
| Italiano | articolo determinativo |
| Ελληνικά | οριστικό άρθρο oristikó árthro |
| Română | articol definit, articol hotărât |
| Русский | определённый арти́кль opredeljónnyj artíklʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | mạo từ xác định |
| العربية | أَدَاةُ تَعْرِيف ʔadātu taʕrīf, أَدَاةُ مَعْرِفَة ʔadātu maʕrifa |
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