nerdhd@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-222 days agoCan somebody please explain why nouns like "the Devil", "the Pope", "the Holy Spirit" need the word "the"?message-squaremessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up12arrow-down1message-squareCan somebody please explain why nouns like "the Devil", "the Pope", "the Holy Spirit" need the word "the"?nerdhd@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · edit-222 days agomessage-square9fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareMakr Alland@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·22 days agoIn some Catalan dialects you use a special determinate article just for people (en Robert, na Michelle), one for “common” things there could be many of (sa house, es car) and a third for things there’s only one of (el Pope, la Reina). Languages are fun!
In some Catalan dialects you use a special determinate article just for people (en Robert, na Michelle), one for “common” things there could be many of (sa house, es car) and a third for things there’s only one of (el Pope, la Reina).
Languages are fun!