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Learning the Javanese Articles is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Javanese language. But first we need to know what the role of Articles is in the structure of the grammar in Javanese.
Javanese articles are words that combine with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. Generally articles specify the grammatical definiteness of the noun. Examples are "the, a, and an". Here are some examples:
| English Articles | Javanese Articles |
|---|---|
| articles | |
| the | |
| a | |
| one | |
| some | |
| few | |
| the book | buku |
| the books | buku-buku |
| a book | siji buku |
| one book | siji buku |
| some books | pirang-pirang buku |
| few books | pirang-pirang buku |
Notice the structure of the Articles in Javanese.
Below is a list of vocabulary where you can use the Definite and Indefinite Articles in Javanese. Try to practice but also memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Javanese vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Javanese Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Food | panganan |
| almonds | kenari |
| bread | roti |
| breakfast | sarapan |
| butter | mentega |
| candy | permen |
| cheese | keju |
| chicken | pitik |
| cumin | |
| dessert | (javanese does not know dessert in their meal) |
| dinner | mangan bengi |
| fish | iwak banyu |
| fruit | buah/woh |
| ice cream | eskrim |
| lamb | cempe |
| lemon | jeruk lemon |
| lunch | mangan awan |
| meal | cemilan |
| meat | daging |
| oven | oven |
| pepper | merica |
| plants | wit-witan |
| pork | babi |
| salad | selada |
| salt | uyah |
| sandwich | sandwich |
| sausage | saos |
| soup | sup |
| sugar | gula |
| supper | - |
| turkey | kalkun |
| apple | apel |
| banana | gedhang |
| oranges | jeruk |
| peaches | persik |
| peanut | kacang |
| pears | pir |
| pineapple | nanas |
| grapes | anggur |
| strawberries | strawberry |
| vegetables | sayuran |
| carrot | wortel |
| corn | jagung |
| cucumber | timun |
| garlic | bawang |
| lettuce | selada |
| olives | zaitun |
| onions | brambang |
| peppers | lombok |
| potatoes | kenthang |
| pumpkin | waluh |
| beans | buncis |
| tomatoes | tomat |
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