Meaning

1 senses
  1. 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.

    bestimmter Artikel, bestimmtes Geschlechtswort, definiter Artikel

    определённый арти́кльopredeljónnyj artíklʹ

    ви́значений арти́кльvýznačenyj artýklʹ

More definitions
  • a determiner (as ‘the’ in English) that indicates specificity of reference

Examples

10 sentences
  1. Are you looking for a definite article?

    ruВы ищете какую-то определённую статью?

    deSuchen Sie einen bestimmten Artikel?

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  2. Globasa has neither definite nor indefinite articles (the words a and the in English).

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  3. The final vowel of a noun or of the definite article can be left out and replaced by an apostrophe.

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  4. In German, the feminine definite article's genitive singular is "der".

    deDer Genitiv Singular Femininum des bestimmten Artikels im Deutschen lautet „der“.

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  5. In Esperanto there is no indefinite and only one definite article.

    ruВ эсперанто нет неопределённых и есть лишь один определённый артикль.

    deIn Esperanto gibt es keinen unbestimmten und nur einen bestimmten Artikel.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
article introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered:
Русский
By meaning 1
article introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
article introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered:

Forms

plural: definite articles

Antonyms

1 antonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
definite article — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto