No. 415 in Armenian
ը
The Armenian word "ը" is a particle often used as a definite article or to aid pronunciation.
In a sentence
Հողը հանգիստ է ներկա պահին։
The ground is calm at the moment.
The word 'ը' here is used as the definite article indicating specificity.
Աշակերտը դիմեց ուսուցչին։
The student approached the teacher.
In this sentence, 'ը' acts as a definite article for 'student' to specify a particular student.
Այս գիրքը մերն է։
This book is ours.
Here, 'ը' is used as the verb suffix providing the sentence its possessive structure.
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