The endings -»ñ and -Ý»ñ are the plural endings. One-syllable words
usually from
their plurals by adding -»ñ and the rest by adding -Ý»ñ.
The Definite Article (àñáßÛ³É Ñá¹)
In the phrases »ë ²ñ³Ù »Ù, ݳ Ü³Ý»Ý ¿ after the names ²ñ³ Ara and ܳݻ Nane
the letter Ý has been added, which is the Armenian definite
article. The definite article
is used with nouns that are definite
for
both the speaker and the listener.
Note that in Armenian unlike English,
the
definite article may be used with people's
names.
When the name of the person is subject
of
the sentence, it is, as a rulw, used
with
definite article.
Exercise 3. Make up 4 sentences using the following
patterns: ºë ²ñ³ÙÝ »Ù£ ܳ Ü³Ý»Ý ¿£ ê³ ë³ñ ¿£
Exercise 4. Replace the italicized words with the words
givin below. Model: ê³ Ü³Ý»Ý¿££ Use: ²ñ³Ù, ²ñ³, êáݳ, ê³ñ³, ܳݳñ Model: ºë ܳݻݻ٣ Use:²ñ³Ù, ²ñ³, ê³ñ³, ܳݳñ
Exercise 5.Introduce yourself and your friends using
the above patterns.
