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Neapolitan Primer

(Table of Contents)

edit Grammar Pronunciation Alphabet Nouns Articles Prepositions Adjectives Pronouns Verbs Adverbs Conjunctions Interrogatives Syntax Usage Greetings 501 Neapolitan verbs Numbers Calendar Colors Weather Food Parts of the body Rooms of the house Expressions and figures of speech Resources Bibliography Sites

The Indefinite Article
Ll'articulo ndeterminativo

• na - In front of a singular feminine noun that begins with a consonant
• nu - In front of a singular masculine noun that begins with a consonant
• n' - In front of (any) singular noun that begins with a vowel

The Definite Article
Ll'articulo determinativo

singular

'a - In front of a feminine noun that begins with a consonant

'o - In front of a masculine or neuter noun that begins with a consonant.

With neuter nouns, the following consonant is doubled

plural

'e - In front of (any) plural noun that begins with a consonant. Feminine nouns double the consonant.

• If the word is feminine, the first letter must be doubled
• In the case of masculine nouns the doubling may occur also, in front of the consonants: z-, b-, br-, v-, and g-.

ll' or l' - In front of a noun, masculine or feminine, singular or plural, that begins with a vowel

Articulated Prepositions

Prepositions (proper): a, 'a, cu, d' / 'e, pe, tra, nfino a, addu. In Neapolitan there are very few articulated prepositions, in particular:

â = a + 'a (Italian, alla) = to the

ê = a + 'e (Italian, ai, agli, alle) = to the

ô = a + 'o (Italian, al, allo) = to the

In all other cases preposition and article are indicated separately.