Tag: definite article
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The gender of adjectives in Bulgarian
As I mentioned in an earlier post, Bulgarian is a gendered language, which means that when we use adjectives, we need to make sure they match the gender of the noun they qualify. If you don’t know the difference between a masculine, feminine, or neuter noun, check out my post on the gender of Bulgarian…
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The definite article and neuter nouns in Bulgarian
A definite article is a word that makes a noun more specific. In English, the definite article is “the”, as opposed to the indefinite article, “a” or “an”. If we’re referring to a particular object, we use the definite article, for example: “the book I read last week.” Bulgarian also uses definite articles, but it…
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The definite article and feminine nouns in Bulgarian
In English, we have only one definite article (the). We use it to refer to specific objects or concepts, such as “the book I am reading.” In Bulgarian, the definite article changes according to the gender of the noun in question (check out my post on the gender of Bulgarian nouns). It also changes depending…
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The definite article and masculine nouns in Bulgarian
In English, we have two articles: indefinite (a, an) and definite (the). They appear before the noun they refer to, but they can be separated by adjectives, e.g. “the black book”. Bulgarian doesn’t have an indefinite article, or rather the indefinite article is implied by the lack of the definite article. Unlike in English, the…