If you're trying to learn Marathi Articles you will find that there is no articles used in Marathi. The definite and indefinite articles don't exist in the way we know it in English. But you should still look at the examples below, because they show how Marathi deals with the absences of articles. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Marathi. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
In English 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". However that doesn't exist in Marathi.
There is no direct equivalence to articles(the, a, an, some) in Marathi.
Example: Majhyakadeel pustake mitrachya gharat aahet (The books I have are in a house of a friend)
Here are some examples:
| English Articles | Marathi Articles |
|---|---|
| articles | upapad - उपपद |
| the | to - तो |
| a | ek - यक |
| one | ek - यक |
| some | kaahi - कांही |
| few | thaodo - थाोडो |
| the book | to pustak - तो पुsतक |
| the books | ti pustako - ती पुsतको |
| a book | ek pustak - यक पुsतक |
| one book | ek pustak - यक पुsतक |
| some books | kaahi pustako - कांही पुsतको |
| few books | thaodi pustako - थाोडी पुsतको |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of no articles in Marathi takes a logical pattern.
Below is a list of vocabulary which should help you with your knowledge of Marathi. Try to practice but also memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Marathi vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Marathi Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Food | ann - अnन |
| almonds | badam - बदाम |
| bread | paav - पाव |
| breakfast | nyahari - nयाहारी |
| butter | laoni - लाोणी |
| candy | chaekalot, gaoli - चाेकलोट, गाोळी |
| cheese | chij - चीज |
| chicken | kaonbadi - काोंबडी |
| cumin | til - तीळ |
| dessert | gaod padathn - गाोड पदाथँ |
| dinner | ranyaicho jovan - राञाीचो जोवण |
| fish | masa - मासा |
| fruit | fl - फळ |
| ice cream | अाइँसक`im - अाइँसक`ीम |
| lamb | matan - मटन |
| lemon | limbu - लिंबू |
| lunch | duparacho jovan - दुपारचो जोवण |
| meal | jovan - जोवण |
| meat | maans - मांस |
| oven | bhaÕi, aaovhan - भÕी, अाोvहन |
| pepper | mirapud - मिरपूड |
| plants | zado - झाडो |
| pork | dukaracho maans - डुकराचो मांस |
| salad | kachachi kaoshinbir - कछची काोशिंबीर |
| salt | mitha - मीठ |
| sandwich | saendavich - संेंडविच |
| sausage | saesoj - साेसोज |
| soup | sar - सार |
| sugar | sakhar - साखर |
| supper | saQyakalacho jovan - संQयाकाळचो जोवण |
| turkey | takeen - टकीँ |
| apple | safarachand - सफरचंद |
| banana | colo - कोळो |
| oranges | sannyai - संञाी |
| peaches | pich - पीच |
| peanut | shongadano - शोंगदाणो |
| pears | poar - पोअर |
| pineapple | ananas - अननस |
| grapes | d`abho - द`ाभो |
| strawberries | st/aebori - sट/ाेबोरी |
| vegetables | bhajya - भाjया |
| carrot | gajar - गाजर |
| corn | maka - मका |
| cucumber | kakadi - काकडी |
| garlic | lasun - लसूण |
| lettuce | loÕËus - लोÕËूस |
| olives | aaelivj - अाेलिvज |
| onions | kando - कांदो |
| peppers | kalo miro - काळो मिरो |
| potatoes | batato - बटाटो |
| pumpkin | lal bhaopala - लाल भाोपळा |
| beans | shonga - शोंगा |
| tomatoes | taometao - टाोमेटाो |
Definite and Indefinite Articles are not used in Marathi, but you still need to know how to create sentences without them. Once you're done with this lesson, you might want to check the rest of our Marathi lessons here: Learn Marathi. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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