nerdhd@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoCan somebody please explain why nouns like "the Devil", "the Pope", "the Holy Spirit" need the word "the"?message-squaremessage-square18linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareCan somebody please explain why nouns like "the Devil", "the Pope", "the Holy Spirit" need the word "the"?nerdhd@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agomessage-square18linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareYaksPT@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoIn Portuguese you put the equivalent of 'the" in front of people’s names. (A Michelle or O Robert)
minus-squareMakr Alland@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoIn some Catalan dialects you use a special determinate article just for people (en Robert, na Michelle), one for “common” things there could be many of (sa house, es car) and a third for things there’s only one of (el Pope, la Reina). Languages are fun!
minus-squareYaksPT@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoNot when you are a monolingual American living in Portugal trying to learn Portuguese. Lol
In Portuguese you put the equivalent of 'the" in front of people’s names. (A Michelle or O Robert)
In some Catalan dialects you use a special determinate article just for people (en Robert, na Michelle), one for “common” things there could be many of (sa house, es car) and a third for things there’s only one of (el Pope, la Reina).
Languages are fun!
Not when you are a monolingual American living in Portugal trying to learn Portuguese. Lol
Balearic Catalan has them all.