Armenian

Alternative forms

• -ն ‎(-n)

Suffix

-ը • ‎(-ə)

1. a definite article that assigns definite reference to the noun and is suffixed to the noun’s stem, or to the plural suffix or to the case ending

   գիրքը‎ ― girkʿə ― the book

   ծառերը‎ ― caṙerə ― the trees

Usage notes

The allomorph -ն ‎(-n) is used when the lexeme to which it is attached ends in a vowel, e.g. ծառա-ն ‎(caṙa-n, “the servant”), մարդու-ն ‎(mardu-n, “the man (dative)”), and when the following word starts with a vowel, e.g. գիրք-ն եմ ուզում ‎(girkʿ-n em uzum, “I want the book”). In all other cases -ը ‎(-ə) is used.