No. 344 in Bulgarian
дете
Child.
In a sentence
Детето играе в парка.
The child is playing in the park.
The word 'дете' is used in its singular definite form to describe a young person, a child, who is engaged in play.
Майката обича своето дете.
The mother loves her child.
Here, 'дете' is in its singular indefinite form, emphasizing the general notion of a child, specifically her own.
Забелязах няколко деца, които тичаха наоколо.
I noticed several children running around.
In this instance, the plural form 'деца' is used to refer to more than one child.
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