Parts of Speech

Abstract

Articles: These are definite and indefinite. They do not have the power of expressing gender, and are un-inflected except in some expressions, as ‘smorghens’- in the morning, and ‘savens’- in the evening, both of which the use is as one single word. The definite article ‘de’ and the indefinite ‘een’, stressed when necessary or in the case of the primary cardinal number. In a few cases an old neuter article remains, such as is found in the expression ‘aan’t karne’- churning, where it is the component of a preposition to form a progressive participle. Also, again, ‘fan ‘t pard’- from, or of the horse, but otherwise, the word ‘pard’ bears the article ‘de’.