minus-squareMakr Alland@lemmy.worldtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•Can somebody please explain why nouns like "the Devil", "the Pope", "the Holy Spirit" need the word "the"?linkfedilinkarrow-up5·14 hours 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! linkfedilink
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!