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Do you have “the” or “a” in your language? What language is it? (lemmy.world)
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[–] fxomt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 days ago

No "a", but there is "the". Al- (ال-)

Extra: we also have a vocative case. يا (Ya) which would translate to «'O» in English. "Ya yahya" would be "'O John" for example. It is mandatory when referring to people.

Arabic.