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DEFINITE ABD INDEFINITE ARTICLE

Ը ,Ն are definite article in Armenian.

✓ The definite article is used with nouns that are definite for both the speaker and the listener.
✓ The Noun subject in the Armenian language is always definite.

E.g. Անահիտը դասախոս է ։Anahit is a tutor.

✓ The definite article may be used with proper nouns when they are the subject of the sentence.

E.g.Երևանը-the Yerevan


✓ The definite article is always placed at the end of the word and is part of that word.
✓ After the vowels (ա, ե, է, ը, ի, ո, ու, օ) ն is used as a definite article.

E.g.տղա-տղան-the boy

✓ After consonants Ը is used.

Քաղաք-քաղաքը-the city


NOTE: In the sentence, when the definite noun is followed by a word beginning with a vowel, the definite article "n" is used.

E.g. Սա իմ գրիչն է։ This is my pen.

✓ Nouns with Indefinite articles don't have any endings. They can be used with the following words:

Մի-a, որևէ-any, ինչ-որ-some

E.g. մարդ-person

  Մի մարդ-a person

  Որևէ մարդ-any person

  Ինչ-որ մարդ-someone, anyone

✓ The definite article in Armenian can change the meaning of the word.

E.g.Արամը լավն է։Aram is a good person
  Արամը լավ է։Aram is well.