Maj Articles

For Maj the indefinite form is using numeral "una" for singular and "une" for plural. This form of article is sometimes used as pronoun but most of the time the noun is specified. Next examples show several forms of indefinite articles.

Examples:

• una kasa = a house
• une kase = a few houses
• ego kase = a single house
• eme kase = some houses
• ocy baka = any boat
• ogi kasa = every house

• ea vhzu una kasa = I see a house
• el sonu al ti kasa = It is your house
• ta vhzu una baka = You see a boat
• el sonu al mi baka = It is my boat

The definite article is very similar to other European language. Maj definite article must agree with the noun number. For singular use "la" and for plural use "le". Also notice, "la" is often preceded by: {"pe, ip, yn, er"} or some other prepositions.

Examples:

• la kasa = the house
• le kase = the houses
• la baka = the boat
• le bake = the boats

In sentances:

• la Mytsa sonu pe la kasa! = The cat is on the house!
• le Mytse sonu ip la kasa! = The cats are at the house!
• la Mytsa sonu yn la baka! = The cat is in the boat!
• le Koike andu er mi neba! = The dogs are going to my neighbor!

The determinant article is establish more clearly the noun. It specify if the noun is close by or further away. This sometimes is used with gesture of pointing the thing with your finger towards the specified object.

Examples:

• eta = this
• ete = these
• esa = that
• ese = those
• odh = other
• ode = others

In sentances:

• le Mytse sonu pe esa kasa! = The cats are on that house!
• eta Mytsa sonu domo! = This cat is asleep!
• le bake sonu pe esa laka! = The boats are on that lake!
• ese bake sonu pe la laka! = Those boats are on the lake!
• le ode lake pa xaru bake! = The other lakes do not have boats!
• ea pa vhzu odh baka! = I don't see other boat!
• ogi baka xaru akva yn el! = Every boat has water in it!
• ome bake sonu liko! = All boats are wet!

The posesive article is used to express the relation between a particular object and a person that has it or owns it. The posesive article is often used in combination with pronoun or noun representing a person. There are two posesive articles: "al" for singular and "ale" for plural.

Examples:

• eta beba sonu al mio = this drink is mine,
• eta moka sonu al ti = this is your food,
• esa baka sonu al nos = that boat is ours,