How to use the indefinite article in Navajo

Step 3 : The indefinite article in Navajo

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 Navajo, pick just 3 important nouns. We suggest you learn the nouns naaltsoos, bikʼi dah asdáhí and dáádílkał (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 Navajo, because in Navajo, there is no indefinite article. So the word naaltsoos can mean book or a book, the word bikʼi dah asdáhí can mean chair or a chair and the word dáádílkał 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 Navajo including useful examples. Once you have learned to use the indefinite article with the Navajo nouns naaltsoos, bikʼi dah asdáhí and dáádílkał, you're ready to move on to Step 4 (the definite article in Navajo).

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