How to use the definite article in Mandinka

How to use the definite article in Mandinka

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

The Mandinka definite article

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

Examples

the mother
lāraŋo
the bed
sūtō
the night
palantērō
the window
lōkuŋo
the week
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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 kitābō, sīraŋo and tawundaŋo (book, chair, door) which you learned in Step 3, learn how to use each noun with the definite article. This is easy in Mandinka, because in Mandinka, there is no definite article. So the word kitābō can mean book or the book, the word sīraŋo can mean chair or the chair and the word tawundaŋo 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 Mandinka including useful examples. Once you have learned to use the definite article with the Mandinka nouns kitābō, sīraŋo and tawundaŋo, you're ready to move on to Step 5 (the plural in Mandinka).

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