You want to learn how to use the definite article in Cree? You've come to the right place! Scroll down and see the short Cree lessons complete with useful examples. The apple, the house, the book... we'll teach you about the Cree definite article in a simple, clear and enjoyable way.
The definite article is what we call the word 'the' in English. The English definite article 'the' does not exist in Cree. Unlike English, a noun on its own can be considered definite without the need for a specific word to show this.
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The definite article is what we call the word the in English. The definite article is used with nouns in English (the book, the chair, the door etc.). Using the nouns masinahikan, and (book, chair, door) which you learned in Step 3, learn how to use each noun with the definite article. This is easy in Cree, because in Cree, there is no definite article. So the word masinahikan can mean book or the book, the word can mean chair or the chair and the word can mean door or the door. You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about the definite article in Cree including useful examples. Once you have learned to use the definite article with the Cree nouns masinahikan, and , you're ready to move on to Step 5 (the plural in Cree).
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