How to use the definite article in Quechua

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The Quechua definite article

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

Examples

wayna

the boy

warmi

the woman

michi

the cat

wasi

the house

kumpa

the friend

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Step 4 : The definite article in Quechua

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

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