How to use the definite article in Greenlandic

How to use the definite article in Greenlandic

You want to learn how to use the definite article in Greenlandic? You've come to the right place! Scroll down and see the short Greenlandic lessons complete with useful examples. The apple, the house, the book... we'll teach you about the Greenlandic definite article in a simple, clear and enjoyable way.

The Greenlandic definite article

The definite article is what we call the word 'the' in English. The English definite article 'the' does not exist in Greenlandic. Unlike English, a noun on its own can be considered definite without the need for a specific word to show this.

Examples

niviaq
the girl
ataataq
the father
illu
the house
iggavik
the kitchen
qaammat
the month
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Step 4 : The definite article in Greenlandic

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 atuagaq, issiavik and matu (book, chair, door) which you learned in Step 3, learn how to use each noun with the definite article. This is easy in Greenlandic, because in Greenlandic, there is no definite article. So the word atuagaq can mean book or the book, the word issiavik can mean chair or the chair and the word matu 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 Greenlandic including useful examples. Once you have learned to use the definite article with the Greenlandic nouns atuagaq, issiavik and matu, you're ready to move on to Step 5 (the plural in Greenlandic).

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