Editing Article (grammar) (section)

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|+ <span style="black-space: nowrap;">Variations of articles in definiteness and inflection among major languages</span>
!
! style="width: 20%" |  Definite
! style="width: 20%" |  Indefinite
! style="width: 20%" |  Gendered
! style="width: 20%" |  Numbered
! style="width: 20%" |  Case-inflected
|-
! [[Afrikaans]]
| {{yes}} <!--Definite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{no}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{no}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Albanian language#Grammar|Albanian]]
| {{yes|Yes, as suffixes}} <!--Definite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{no}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{yes}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Arabic grammar#Definite article|Arabic]]
| {{yes|Yes, as prefixes}} <!--Definite-->
| {{yes|Yes, as suffixes}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{no}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{no}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Armenian language#Stress|Armenian]]
| {{yes|Yes, as suffixes}} <!--Definite-->
| {{no}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{no}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{no}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Basque grammar#Articles, determiners and quantifiers|Basque]] 
| {{yes|Yes, as suffixes}} <!--Definite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{no}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{yes}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{yes}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Belarusian grammar|Belarusian]]
| {{no}} <!--Definite-->
| {{no}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{no}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{no}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Bengali grammar#Case|Bengali]]
| {{yes|Yes, as suffixes}} <!--Definite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{no}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{yes}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Bulgarian grammar#Nouns|Bulgarian]]
| {{yes|Yes, as suffixes}} <!--Definite-->
| {{no}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{yes}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{partial|Only masculine singular}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Catalan grammar#Articles|Catalan]]
| {{yes}} <!--Definite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{yes}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Chinese grammar#Noun phrases|Chinese]] 
| {{no}} <!--Definite-->
| {{no}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{no}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{no}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Czech language#Grammar|Czech]]
| {{no}} <!--Definite-->
| {{no}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{no}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{no}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Danish grammar#Articles|Danish]]
| {{yes|Yes, before adjectives or as suffixes}} <!--Definite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{partial|Yes (if definite)}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Dutch grammar#Articles|Dutch]]
| {{yes}} <!--Definite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{partial|Yes (if definite)}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{partial|Yes (if definite)}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{partial| No, except for the genitive case}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[English articles|English]]
| {{yes}} <!--Definite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{no}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{no}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! ''[[Esperanto grammar#The article|Esperanto]]''
| {{yes}} <!--Definite-->
| {{no}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{no}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{no}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Estonian grammar|Estonian]]
| {{no}} <!--Definite-->
| {{no}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{no}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{no}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Finnish_grammar|Finnish]]{{efn|name=fn1}}
| {{no}} <!--Definite-->
| {{no}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{no}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{no}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[French articles and determiners#Articles|French]]
| {{yes}} <!--Definite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{partial|Yes (if singular)}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{yes}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Georgian language#Syntax|Georgian]]
| {{no}} <!--Definite-->
| {{no}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{no}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{no}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[German articles|German]]
| {{yes}} <!--Definite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{partial|Yes (if definite)}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{yes}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Modern Greek grammar#Articles|Greek]]
| {{yes}} <!--Definite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{partial|Yes (if definite)}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{yes}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Guarani language#Grammar|Guarani]]
| {{yes}} <!--Definite-->
| {{no}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{no}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{yes}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Hawaiian language#Grammar|Hawaiian]]
| {{yes}} <!--Definite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{no}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{partial|Yes (if definite)}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Modern Hebrew grammar#Syntax|Hebrew]]
| {{yes|Yes, as prefixes}} <!--Definite-->
| {{no}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{no}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{no}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Hungarian grammar|Hungarian]]
| {{yes}} <!--Definite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{no}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{no}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Icelandic grammar#Articles|Icelandic]]
| {{yes|Yes, as suffixes}} <!--Definite-->
| {{no}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{yes}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{yes}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! ''[[Interlingua grammar#Articles|Interlingua]]''
| {{yes}} <!--Definite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{no}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{no}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Irish declension#Articles|Irish]]
| {{yes}} <!--Definite-->
| {{no}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{yes}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{yes}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Italian grammar#Articles|Italian]]
| {{yes}} <!--Definite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{yes}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Japanese grammar|Japanese]]
| {{no}} <!--Definite-->
| {{no}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{no}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{no}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Korean grammar|Korean]]
| {{no}} <!--Definite-->
| {{no}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{no}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{no}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Latvian declension#Adjectives|Latvian]]
| {{no}} <!--Definite-->
| {{no}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{no}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{no}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Lithuanian grammar#Nouns|Lithuanian]]
| {{no}} <!--Definite-->
| {{no}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{no}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{no}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Macedonian language#Syntax|Macedonian]]
| {{yes|Yes, as suffixes}} <!--Definite-->
| {{no}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{yes}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Malay grammar|Malay]]/[[Indonesian grammar|Indonesian]]
| {{partial|Yes, as suffixes in the colloquial language}} <!--Definite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{no}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{no}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Nepali language|Nepali]]
| {{No}} <!--Definite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{yes}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Norwegian language#Morphology|Norwegian]]
| {{yes|Yes, before adjectives or as suffixes}} <!--Definite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{partial|Yes (if definite)}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Pashto grammar|Pashto]]
| {{no}} <!--Definite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{no}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{yes}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Persian grammar#Articles|Persian]]
| {{partial|Might be used optionally}} <!--Definite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{no}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{no}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Polish grammar|Polish]]
| {{no}} <!--Definite-->
| {{no}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{no}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{no}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Portuguese grammar#Articles|Portuguese]]
| {{yes}} <!--Definite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{yes}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Romanian grammar#Articles|Romanian]]
| {{yes|Yes, as suffixes}} <!--Definite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{yes}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{yes}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! Russian
| {{no}} <!--Definite-->
| {{no}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{no}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{no}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! Sanskrit
| {{no}} <!--Definite-->
| {{no}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{no}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{no}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Scottish Gaelic grammar#Articles|Scottish Gaelic]]
| {{yes}} <!--Definite-->
| {{no}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{yes}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{yes}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Serbo-Croatian]]
| {{no}} <!--Definite-->
| {{no}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{no}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{no}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Slovak language#Articles|Slovak]]
| {{no}} <!--Definite-->
| {{no}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{no}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{no}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Slovene grammar|Slovene]]
| {{no}} <!--Definite-->
| {{no}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{no}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{no}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Somali grammar#Morphology|Somali]] 
| {{yes|Yes, as suffixes}} <!--Definite-->
| {{no}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{no}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{yes}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Spanish determiners#Articles|Spanish]]
| {{yes}} <!--Definite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{yes}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Swahili grammar#Articles|Swahili]]
| {{no}} <!--Definite-->
| {{no}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{no}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{no}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Swedish grammar#Articles and definite forms|Swedish]]
| {{yes|Yes, before adjectives or as suffixes}} <!--Definite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{partial|Yes (if definite)}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Tamil grammar#Auxiliaries|Tamil]]
| {{no}} <!--Definite-->
| {{no}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{no}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{no}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Thai grammar|Thai]]
| {{no}} <!--Definite-->
| {{no}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{no}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{no}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! ''[[Toki Pona]]''
| {{no}} <!--Definite-->
| {{no}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{no}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{no}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Turkish grammar|Turkish]]
| {{no}} <!--Definite-->
| {{partial|Might be used optionally}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{no}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{no}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Ukrainian grammar|Ukrainian]]
| {{no}} <!--Definite-->
| {{no}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{no}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{no}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Vietnamese grammar|Vietnamese]]
| {{yes}} <!--Definite-->
| {{no}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{no}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{no}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Colloquial Welsh morphology#The article|Welsh]] <!-- Colloquial Welsh is more relevant than Literary Welsh. The former is the spoken language, the latter is a very conservative with features kept from Middle Welsh rather than Modern Welsh. Do not change. -->
| {{yes}} <!--Definite-->
| {{no}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{partial|Causes [[Colloquial Welsh nouns#Feminine nouns|initial consonant mutation to singular feminine nouns]]}} <!--Gendered--> <!-- Do not change without discussion -->
| {{no}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{no}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|-
! [[Yiddish grammar#Article|Yiddish]]
| {{yes}} <!--Definite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Indefinite-->
| {{yes}} <!--Gendered-->
| {{partial|Yes (if definite)}} <!--Numbered-->
| {{yes}} <!--Case-inflected-->
|}

{| class="wikitable" 
|+ <span style="black-space: nowrap;">The articles used in some languages</span>
|-
! Language
! definite article
! partitive article
! indefinite article
|-
|[[Abkhaz language|Abkhaz]]
|''a-''
| {{N/A}}
| ''-k''
|-
|[[Afrikaans]]
|''die''
| {{N/A}}
|''<nowiki/>'n''
|-
| [[Albanian language|Albanian]]
| ''-a'', ''-ja'', ''-i'', ''-ri'', ''-ni'', ''-u'', ''-t'', ''-in'', ''-un'', ''-n'', ''-rin'', ''-nin'', ''-në'', ''-ën'', ''-s'', ''-së'', ''-ës'', ''-të'', ''-it'', ''-ët'' (all suffixes)
| ''disa''
| ''një''
|-
| [[Arabic language|Arabic]]
| {{Transliteration|ar|[[al-]]}} or ''el'' {{lang|ar|ال|rtl=yes}} (prefix)
| {{N/A}}
| -n
|-
| [[Armenian language|Armenian]]
| ''-ը'' -ë (inbetween consonants), ''-ն'' -n (elsewhere)
| {{N/A}}
| ''մի'' mi
|-
| [[Assamese language|Assamese]]
| ''-tû'', ''-ta'', ''-ti'', ''-khôn'', ''-khini'', ''-zôn'', ''-zôni'', ''-dal'', ''-zûpa'' etc.
| {{N/A}}
| ''êta'', ''êkhôn'', ''êzôn'', ''êzôni'', ''êdal'', ''êzûpa'' etc.
|-
| [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
|  -টা, -টি, -গুলো, -রা, -খানা (-ṭa, -ṭi, -gulo, -ra, -khana)
| {{N/A}}
| একটি, একটা, কোন (ekôṭi, ekôṭa, konô)
|-
| [[Breton language|Breton]]
| ''an'', ''al'', ''ar''
| {{N/A}}
| ''un'', ''ul'', ''ur''
|-
| [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]] 
| ''-та'', ''-то'', ''-ът'', ''-ят'', ''-те'' (all suffixes)
| няколко
| ''един''/''някакъв'', <br /> ''една''/''някаква'', <br /> ''едно''/''някакво'', <br/> ''едни''/''някакви''
|-
| [[Catalan language|Catalan]]
| ''el'', ''la'', ''l'<!-- -->'', ''els'', ''les''<br/>''ses'', ''lo'', ''los'', ''es'', ''sa''
| {{N/A}}
| ''un'', ''una''<br/> ''uns'', ''unes''
|-
| [[Cornish language|Cornish]]
| ''an''
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
|-
|[[Danish language|Danish]]
|Singular: ''-en, -n -et, -t'' (all suffixes)
Plural: ''-ene, -ne'' (all suffixes)
| {{N/A}}
|''en, et''
|-
| [[Dutch language|Dutch]]
| {{lang|nl|de}}, ''het ('t)''; archaic since 1945/46 but still used in names and idioms: ''des'', ''der'', ''den''
| {{N/A}}
| ''een ('n)''
|-
| [[English articles|English]]
| ''the''
| {{N/A}}
| ''a'', ''an''
|-
| ''[[Esperanto]]''
| ''la''
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
|-
| [[Finnish language|Finnish]] ([[Colloquial Finnish|colloquial]]){{efn|name=fn1}}
| ''se''
| {{N/A}}
| ''yks(i)''
|-
| [[French articles|French]]
| ''le'', ''la'', ''l','' ''les''<br/> 
|  {{lang|fr|de}}, ''d','' ''du'', ''de la'', ''des'', <br/> ''de l'''<br/> 
| ''un'', ''une'', ''des'' <br/> 
|-
| [[German articles|German]]
| ''der'', ''die'', ''das''<br/> ''des'', ''dem'', ''den''
| {{N/A}}
| ''ein'', ''eine'', ''einer'', ''eines''<br/> ''einem'', ''einen''
|-
| [[Greek language|Greek]]
| {{lang|el|ο, η, το<br/>οι, οι, τα}}
| {{N/A}}
| {{lang|el|ένας, μια, ένα}}
|-
| [[Hawaiian language|Hawaiian]]
| ''ka'', ''ke''<br/> ''nā''
| {{N/A}}
| ''he''
|-
| [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]
| {{Transliteration|he|ha-}} {{Script/Hebrew|ה}} (prefix)
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
|-
| [[Hungarian Language|Hungarian]]
| ''a'', ''az''
| {{N/A}}
| ''egy''
|-
| [[Icelandic language|Icelandic]]
| ''-(i)nn'', ''-(i)n'', ''-(i)ð'', ''-(i)na'', ''-num'', ''-(i)nni'', ''-nu'', ''-(i)ns'', ''-(i)nnar'', ''-nir'', ''-nar'', ''-(u)num'', ''-nna'' (all suffixes)
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Interlingua]]''
| ''le''
| {{N/A}}
| ''un''
|-
| [[Irish language|Irish]]
| ''an'', ''na'', ''a' (used colloquially)''
| {{N/A}}
|
|-
| [[Italian grammar#Articles|Italian]]
| ''il'', ''lo'', ''la'', ''l'''<br/> ''i'', ''gli'', ''le''
| ''del'', ''dello'', ''della'', ''dell'''<br /> ''dei'', ''degli'', ''degl','' ''delle''
| ''un'', ''uno'', ''una'', ''un'''
|-
| [[Khasi language|Khasi]]
| ''u'', ''ka'', ''i''<br/> ''ki''
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
|-
| [[Central Kurdish|Kurdish]]
| ''-eke''<br/> ''-ekan''
| ''hendê'', ''birrê''
| ''-êk''<br/> ''-anêk''
|-
| [[Latin]] <!-- Useful to include a language with no articles -->
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
|-
| [[Luxembourgish language|Luxembourgish]]
| ''den'', ''déi (d')'', ''dat (d')''<br/> ''dem'', ''der''
| ''däers/es'', ''däer/er''
| ''en'', ''eng'' <br/> ''engem'', ''enger''
|-
| [[Macedonian language|Macedonian]] 
| ''-от'' ''-ов'' ''-он'' ''-та'' ''-ва'' ''-на'' ''-то'' ''-во'' ''-но'' <br/> ''-те'' ''-ве'' ''-не'' ''-та'' ''-ва'' ''-на'' (all suffixes) 
| ''неколку'' 
| ''еден'' ''една'' ''едно'' <br/> ''едни''
|-
| [[Manx Gaelic|Manx]]
| ''y'', ''yn'', '''n'', ''ny''
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
|-
| [[Malay language|Malay]] and [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]]
| ''-nya'' (colloquial), before names: ''si'' (usually informal), ''sang'' (more formal)
| {{N/A}}
| ''se-'' (+ classifiers)
|-
| [[Māori language|Māori]]
| ''te'' (singular), ''ngā'' (plural)
| {{N/A}}
| ''he'' (also for "some")
|-
| [[Maltese language|Maltese]]
| ''(i)l-'', ''(i)ċ-'', ''(i)d-'', ''(i)n-'', ''(i)r-'', ''(i)s-'', ''(i)t-'', ''(i)x-'', ''(i)z-'', ''(i)ż-'' (all prefixes)
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
|-
| [[Nepali language|Nepali]]
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
|''euta'', ''euti'', ''ek'', ''anek'', ''kunai''
''एउटा'', ''एउटी'', ''एक'', ''अनेक'', ''कुनै''
|-
| [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]] ([[Bokmål]])
| Singular: ''-en'', ''-et'', ''-a (all suffixes)''
Plural: ''-ene, -a'' (all suffixes)
| {{N/A}}
| ''en'', ''et'', ''ei''
|-
| Norwegian ([[Nynorsk]])
| Singular: ''-en'', ''-et'', ''-a (all suffixes)''
Plural: ''-ane, -ene, -a'' (all suffixes)
| {{N/A}}
| ''ein'', ''eit'', ''ei''
|-
|[[Papiamento]]
|''e''
| {{N/A}}
|''un''
|-
| [[Pashto language|Pashto]]
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| ''yaow'', ''yaowə'', ''yaowa'', ''yaowey''<br/> ''يو'', ''يوهٔ'', ''يوه'', ''يوې''
|-
| [[Persian language|Persian]]
| ''in, ān'' (prepositive)<br/> ''-e'' (suffixed)
| {{N/A}}
| ''ye(k)'' (prepositive)<br/> ''-i'' (suffixed)
|-
| [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]
| ''o'', ''a''<br/> ''os'', ''as''
| {{N/A}}
| ''um'', ''uma''<br/> ''uns'', ''umas''
|-
| ''[[Quenya]]''
| ''i'', ''in'', '''n''
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
|-
| [[Romanian language|Romanian]]
| ''-(u)l'', ''-le'', ''-(u)a''<br/>''-(u)lui'', ''-i'', ''-lor'' (all suffixes)
| {{N/A}}
| ''un'', ''o''<br/>''unui'', ''unei''<br/>''niște'', ''unor'' 
|-
| [[Scots language|Scots]]<!-- Please note that Scots is not a dialect of English, but a closely related Germanic language and not to be confused with Scottish Gaelic -->
| ''the''
| {{N/A}}
| ''a''
|-
| [[Scottish Gaelic]]
| ''an'', ''am'', ''a''', ''na'', ''nam'', ''nan''
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Sindarin]]''
| ''i'', ''in'', ''-in'', ''-n'', ''en''
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
|-
| [[Spanish determiners#Articles|Spanish]]
| ''el'', ''la'', ''lo'',<br/> ''los'', ''las''
| {{N/A}}
| ''un'', ''una''<br/> ''unos'', ''unas''
|-
|[[Swedish language|Swedish]]
|Singular: ''-en, -n, -et, -t'' (all suffixes)
Plural: ''-na, -a, -en'' (all suffixes)
| {{N/A}}
|''en, ett''
|-
| [[Welsh language|Welsh]]
| ''y'', ''yr'', ''-'r''
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
|-
|[[Yiddish]]
| דער ''(der)'', די ''(di)'', דאָס ''(dos)'', דעם ''(dem)''
| {{N/A}}
| אַ ''(a)'', אַן ''(an)''
|}

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{{efn|name=fn1|Grammatically speaking [[Finnish language|Finnish]] has no articles, but the words ''se'' (it) and ''yks(i)'' (one) are used in [[colloquial Finnish]] in the same fashion as ''the'' and ''a/an'' in English and are, for all intents and purposes, treated like articles when used in this manner.}}
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The following examples show articles which are always suffixed to the noun:

* [[Albanian language|Albanian]]: ''zog'', a bird; ''zog'''u''''', the bird
* [[Aramaic language|Aramaic]]: שלם (shalam), peace; שלמ'''א''' (shalma), the peace
** Note: Aramaic is written from right to left, so an [[Aleph]] is added to the end of the word. ם becomes מ when it is not the final letter. 
* [[Assamese language|Assamese]]: "কিতাপ (kitap)", book; "কিতাপ'''খন''' (kitapkhôn)": "The book"
* [[Bengali language|Bengali]]: "বই (bôi)", book; "বই'''টি''' (bôi'''ti''')/বই'''টা''' (bôi'''ta''')/বই'''খানা''' (bôi'''khana''')" : "The Book"
* [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]]: стол ''stol'', chair; стол'''ът''' ''stolǎt'', the chair ([[Subject (grammar)|subject]]); стола ''stol'''a''''', the chair ([[Object (grammar)|object]])
* [[Danish language|Danish]]: ''hus'', house; ''hus'''et''''', the house; if there is an adjective: '''''det''' gamle hus'', the old house
* [[Icelandic language|Icelandic]]: ''hestur'', horse; ''hestur'''inn''''', the horse
* [[Macedonian language|Macedonian]]: стол ''stol'', chair; стол'''от''' ''stolot'', the chair; стол'''ов''' ''stolov'', this chair; стол'''он''' ''stolon'', that chair
* [[Persian language|Persian]]: ''sib'', apple. (There is no definite articles in the Standard Persian. It has one indefinite article 'yek' that means 'one'. In [[Standard Persian]], if a noun is not indefinite, it is a definite noun. 'Sib e' man' means 'my apple'. Here, 'e' is like 'of' in English, so literally 'sib e man' means 'the apple of mine'. However, in [[Iranian Persian]], "-e" is used as a definite article, quite different from [[Standard Persian]]. ''pesar'', boy; ''pesar'''e''''', the boy; ''pesar'''e''' in'o be'm dād'', the boy gave me this.)
* [[Romanian language|Romanian]]: ''drum'', road; ''drum''u'''''l''''', the road (the article is just "l", "u" is a "connection [[vowel]]" {{langx|ro|vocală de legătură}})
* [[Swedish language|Swedish]] and [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]: ''hus'', house; ''hus'''et''''', the house; if there is an adjective: '''''det''' gamle (N)/gamla (S) hus'''et''''', the old house

Examples of prefixed definite articles: 
* {{langx|he|ילד}}, transcribed as ''yeled'', a boy; {{lang|he|הילד}}, transcribed as {{Transliteration|he|'''ha'''yeled}}, the boy
* {{langx|mt|ktieb}}, a book; {{lang|mt|il-ktieb|rtl=yes}}, the book; {{langx|mt|għotja}}, a donation; {{lang|mt|l-għotja|rtl=yes}}, the donation; {{langx|mt|ċavetta}}, a key; {{lang|mt|iċ-ċavetta|rtl=yes}}, the key; {{langx|mt|dar}}, a house; {{lang|mt|id-dar|rtl=yes}}, the house; {{langx|mt|nemla}}, an ant; {{lang|mt|in-nemla|rtl=yes}}, the ant; {{langx|mt|ras}}, a head; {{lang|mt|ir-ras|rtl=yes}}, the head; {{langx|mt|sodda}}, a bed; {{lang|mt|is-sodda|rtl=yes}}, the bed; {{langx|mt|tuffieħa}}, an apple; {{lang|mt|it-tuffieħa|rtl=yes}}, the apple; {{langx|mt|xahar}}, a month; {{lang|mt|ix-xahar|rtl=yes}}, the month; {{langx|mt|zunnarija}}, a carrot; {{lang|mt|iz-zunnarija|rtl=yes}}, the carrot; {{langx|mt|żmien}}, a time; {{lang|mt|iż-żmien|rtl=yes}}, the time

A different way, limited to the definite article, is used by [[Latvian language|Latvian]] and [[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]]. 
The noun does not change but the adjective can be defined or undefined. In Latvian: ''galds'', a table / the table; ''balt'''s''' galds'', a white table; ''balt'''ais''' galds'', the white table. In Lithuanian: ''stalas'', a table / the table; ''balt'''as''' stalas'', a white table; ''baltas'''is''' stalas'', the white table.

Languages in the above table written in ''italics'' are [[constructed languages]] and are not natural, that is to say that they have been purposefully invented by an individual (or group of individuals) with some purpose in mind.