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Adjectives agree with the noun they modify in gender and definiteness. | Adjectives agree with the noun they modify in gender and definiteness. | ||
The definite article is ''han-'', which is prefixed to the noun/adjective. Before a non-guttural consonant (i.e. any consonant besides ''’, h, ‘, ḥ, ġ, ḫ''), the ''-n-'' is dropped and the first consonant of the noun/verb is geminated. After a prefix, the ''ha-'' is dropped. | The definite article is ''han-'', which is prefixed to the noun/adjective. Before a non-guttural consonant (i.e. any consonant besides ''’, h, ‘, ḥ, ġ, ḫ''), the ''-n-'' is dropped and the first consonant of the noun/verb is geminated. After a prefix or preposition, the ''ha-'' is dropped. | ||
There is no indefinite article. | There is no indefinite article. | ||