The result is a new word which is a combination of both. This phenomenon occurs only in the masculine and neuter genders, but never in the feminine gender.
2007-03-14 20:59:29 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I think my vote will go to Mike, if only he would also now tell me what language he is thinking of. ;)
2007-03-14 21:17:40 · update #1
Yes. Mike was speaking of German.
The same also applies to Portuguese: the indefinite articles um/uma or the definite articles o/a and os/as can be merged with the prepositions de dem, duma, do, da, dos, das und em: num, numa, no, na, nos, nas...
2007-03-14 22:28:43 · answer #1 · answered by Sterz 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mike was speaking of German.
Italian also does it - de la = della, a la = alla, etc.
French - a le = au, a les = aux, de le = du, etc.
I'm sure this happens in many other languages. Forget the Latin idea: Latin doesn't use articles.
2007-03-15 04:42:47 · answer #2 · answered by JJ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In Greek!
We do it for the three genders.
2007-03-15 04:27:13 · answer #3 · answered by Alice in Wonderbra 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
French ?
2007-03-15 04:02:17 · answer #4 · answered by ignoramus 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ins
im
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2007-03-15 04:10:36 · answer #5 · answered by Mike 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am here only to say hello to my LOVER
HELLO
I LOVE YOU
S'AGAPO
ICH LIEBE DIE
J'AIME
SENÄ° SEVIYORUM
2007-03-16 06:34:17 · answer #6 · answered by SEE YOU LATER 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
latin.
2007-03-15 04:06:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋