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Arabic أَدَاةُ تَعْرِيف, أَدَاةُ مَعْرِفَة
- أَدَاةُ تَعْرِيف (ʔadātu taʕrīf)article introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
- أَدَاةُ مَعْرِفَة (ʔadātu maʕrifa)article introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
Bulgarian определи́телен член
- определи́телен член (opredelítelen člen)article introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
Catalan article definit, article determinat
- article definitarticle introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
- article determinatarticle introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
Chinese Mandarin 定冠詞 /定冠词
- 定冠詞 /定冠词 (dìngguàncí)article introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
Czech určitý člen
- určitý členarticle introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
Danish bestemt artikel
- bestemt artikelarticle introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
Dutch lidwoord van bepaaldheid, bepaald lidwoord
- lidwoord van bepaaldheidarticle introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
- bepaald lidwoordarticle introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
Esperanto difina artikolo
- difina artikoloarticle introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
Finnish määräinen artikkeli
- määräinen artikkeliarticle introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
French article défini
- article définiarticle introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
German bestimmter Artikel, bestimmtes Geschlechtswort
- bestimmter Artikelarticle introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
- bestimmtes Geschlechtswortarticle introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
- definiter Artikelarticle introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
- Definitartikelarticle introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
Greek οριστικό άρθρο
- οριστικό άρθρο (oristikó árthro)article introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
Hungarian határozott névelő
- határozott névelőarticle introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
Icelandic ákveðinn greinir, ákv. gr.
- ákveðinn greinirarticle introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
- ákv. gr.article introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
Irish alt cinnte
- alt cinntearticle introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
Italian articolo determinativo
- articolo determinativoarticle introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
Japanese 定冠詞
- 定冠詞 (teikanshi)article introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
Korean 정관사
- 정관사 (jeonggwansa)article introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
Latin articulus definitus
- articulus definitusarticle introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
Lithuanian žymimasis artikelis
- žymimasis artikelisarticle introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
Norwegian Bokmål bestemt artikkel
- bestemt artikkelarticle introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
Polish przedimek określony
- przedimek określonyarticle introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
Portuguese artigo definido
- artigo definidoarticle introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
Romanian articol definit, articol hotărât
- articol definitarticle introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
- articol hotărâtarticle introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
Russian определённый арти́кль
- определённый арти́кль (opredeljónnyj artíklʹ)article introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
Scottish Gaelic alt cinnteach
- alt cinnteacharticle introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
Slovak určitý člen
- určitý členarticle introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
Spanish artículo definido, artículo determinado
- artículo definidoarticle introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
- artículo determinadoarticle introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
Swedish bestämd artikel
- bestämd artikelarticle introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
Turkish belirli harfitarif, belirli tanımlık
- belirli harfitarifarticle introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
- belirli tanımlıkarticle introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
Ukrainian ви́значений арти́кль
- ви́значений арти́кль (význačenyj artýklʹ)article introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
Urdu حَرْفِ تَعْرِیف
- حَرْفِ تَعْرِیف (harf-i ta'rīf)article introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
Vietnamese mạo từ xác định
- mạo từ xác địnharticle introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
Welsh bannod benodol
- bannod benodolarticle introducing a noun and specifying it as the particular noun considered
Cite this entry
APA
definite article. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/definite%20article
MLA
“definite article.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/definite%20article. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “definite article,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/definite%20article.
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