How to use the indefinite article in Nahuatl

How to use the indefinite article in Nahuatl

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

The Nahuatl 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 Nahuatl. Unlike English, a noun on its own can be considered indefinite without the need for a specific word to show this. Nonetheless, the number '1' can serve as an indefinite article in Nahuatl. The number '1' is 'se' in Nahuatl.

Examples

se katzkayotl
a door
se aħkopečtli
a table
se itzkwintli
a dog
se tetl
a stone
se weltiwtli
a sister
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About Nahuatl

Nahuatl belongs to the Uto-Aztecan language family. If you are planning on doing some travelling, learning Nahuatl would be a great way to make the most of your trip.

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Basic words and phrases in Nahuatl

Learn to get by in Nahuatl with these useful words and phrases. The phrases below will help you to greet people in Nahuatl, introduce yourself in Nahuatl and even hold a conversation in Nahuatl after you have met someone.

Niltze
Hello !
Ximopa­nolti
Welcome !
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Step 3 : The indefinite article in Nahuatl

The indefinite article is what we call the word a in English. The indefinite article is used with nouns in English (a book, a chair, a door etc.). To get started in Nahuatl, pick just 3 important nouns. We suggest you learn the nouns amoštli, kwasiyaħ and tlatsakwilotl (book, chair, door). Once you have learned these nouns, you can then learn how to use each noun with the indefinite article. This is easy in Nahuatl, because in Nahuatl, there is no indefinite article. So the word amoštli can mean book or a book, the word kwasiyaħ can mean chair or a chair and the word tlatsakwilotl can mean door or a door. You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about the indefinite article in Nahuatl including useful examples. Once you have learned to use the indefinite article with the Nahuatl nouns amoštli, kwasiyaħ and tlatsakwilotl, you're ready to move on to Step 4 (the definite article in Nahuatl).

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