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Eight forms of the definite article

The definite article is simply the word 'the'. When you put 'the' in front of a word, you are pointing out something in particular or definite. When you say the car, you are saying it is a particular car. In English the is the only form of the definite article.

In Gaelic there are eight different forms of the definite article. We will look at the following:

• an
• am
• a'
• an t-
• na
• na h-