How to use the indefinite article in Latin

How to use the indefinite article in Latin

You want to learn how to use the indefinite article in Latin? You've come to the right place! Scroll down and see the short Latin lessons complete with useful examples. An apple, a house, a book... we explain it all to you in short, easy to follow lessons.

The Latin indefinite article

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

Examples

canis
a dog
femina
a woman
domus
a house
feles
a cat
puer
a boy
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Step 3 : The indefinite article in Latin

The indefinite article is what we call the word a in English. The indefinite article is used with nouns. To learn to use the indefinite article in Latin, pick just 3 important nouns. We suggest you learn the nouns liber, sella and porta (book, chair, door). Then learn how to use each noun with the indefinite article. The nouns together with the indefinite article are liber quidam, sella quaedam and porta quaedam (a book, a chair, a door). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about the indefinite article in Latin including useful examples. Once you have learned to use the indefinite article with the Latin nouns liber, sella and porta, you're ready to move on to Step 4 (the definite article in Latin).

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