How to use the definite article in Turkmen

How to use the definite article in Turk­men

You want to learn how to use the definite article in Turkmen? You've come to the right place! Scroll down and see the short Turkmen lessons complete with useful examples. The apple, the house, the book... we'll teach you about the Turkmen definite article in a simple, clear and enjoyable way.

The Turk­men definite article

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

Examples

öý
the house
zat
the thing
söz
the word
gapy
the door
maşgala
the family
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Step 4 : The definite article in Turk­men

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

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