How to use the indefinite article in Sinhala

How to use the indefinite article in Sinhala

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

The Sinhala indefinite article

The indefinite article is what we call the words 'a' and 'an' in English. The definite article is used with nouns. A unique feature of Sinhala is that, unlike English, the indefinite article comes after the noun as a suffix. In general, a noun in Sinhala is made indefinite with the suffix '-ak' or the suffix '-ek'.

Examples

ašvayek
a horse
diyaniyak
a daughter
kellek
a girl
nivasak
a house
nagarayak
a city
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Honda navāten ganna!
Have a nice stay !
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Step 3 : The indefinite article in Sinhala

The indefinite article is what we call the word a in English. The indefinite article is used with nouns. To learn to use the indefinite article in Sinhala, pick just 3 important nouns. We suggest you learn the nouns pota, and dora (book, chair, door). Then learn how to use each noun with the indefinite article. The nouns together with the indefinite article are potak, putuvak and dorak (a book, a chair, a door). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about the indefinite article in Sinhala including useful examples. Once you have learned to use the indefinite article with the Sinhala nouns pota, and dora, you're ready to move on to Step 4 (the definite article in Sinhala).

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