How to use the definite article in Ojibwe

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The Ojibwe definite article

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

Examples

giči-ōdena

the city

iškwāndem

the door

mitig

the tree

wāsečigan

the window

bebežigōganžī

the horse

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Step 4 : The definite article in Ojibwe

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

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