partitive article

noun

A type of article, sometimes viewed as a type of indefinite article, used with a mass noun such as water, to indicate a non-specific quantity of it; class of determiner, with the closest English equivalent being some.

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Meanings

nounpartitive article (plural partitive articles)

plural partitive articles

  1. grammarA type of article, sometimes viewed as a type of indefinite article, used with a mass noun such as water, to indicate a non-specific quantity of it; class of determiner, with the closest English equivalent being some.

Translations

Polish przedimek cząstkowy
  • przedimek cząstkowyarticle used with a mass noun
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