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-ը
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ր ը Ր Բ Ը
Armenian
Alternative forms
hy -ն
Etymology
From hy xcl -ն.
Pronunciation
Suffix
hy suffix inflectional suffixes
a definite article that assigns definite reference to the noun and is suffixed to the noun’s stem, or to the plural suffix or to the case ending
hy գիրքը the book 1
hy ծառերը the trees 1
Usage notes
The allomorph hy -ն is used when the lexeme to which it is attached ends in a vowel, e.g. hy ծառան ծառա-ն the servant, hy մարդուն մարդու-ն the man (dative), or when the following word starts with a vowel, e.g. hy գիրք-ն եմ ուզում I want the book. In all other cases hy -ը is used.