The articles correspond to both gender, quantity, and whether or not the following word begins with a vowel or consonant. Articles are placed directly before a noun.
Unlike English, articles must always be used. Where the indefinite or definite article isn’t appropriate, the partitive article is used.
They are the equivalent to “a” or “an” in English.
| masculine singular (before vowel) | zun |
| masculine singular (before consonant) | zá |
| feminine singular (before vowel) | bel |
| feminine singular (before consonant) | bé |
These are the equivalent to “the” in English.
| masculine singular (before vowel) | dàd |
| masculine singular (before consonant) | dá |
| feminine singular (before vowel) | zél |
| feminine singular (before consonant) | zé |
| masculine plural (before vowel) | vàn |
| masculine plural (before consonant) | vó |
| feminine plural (before vowel) | néld |
| feminine plural (before consonant) | né |
Used to specify an unknown quantity of something, often uncountable nouns.
| masculine singular (before vowel) | lun |
| masculine singular (before consonant) | lú |
| feminine singular (before vowel) | fel |
| feminine singular (before consonant) | fé |
| masculine plural (before vowel) | dran |
| masculine plural (before consonant) | drá |
| feminine plural (before vowel) | selm |
| feminine plural (before consonant) | sé |