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It’s very important to learn the Albanian Articles because they form the basis of every day discussion. The more you practice Albanian, the closer you get to mastering it.

In Albanian, the article is a word combined with a noun to indicate what kind of reference the noun creates. Following a noun is usually an article indicating its lexical definiteness. Examples include “the, a, and an”.

Grammar Tips:

Definite Article:

Unlike English, which has only one definite article “the”, Albanian has endings:
i (masc. sing., libri (the book)
u (masc. sing.) shoku (the friend)
a (fem. sing.) vajza (the girl)
ja (fem. sing.) lulja (the flower)

Indefinite Article:

While we have articles: (a / an / some) in English as Indefinite articles, we also have një / disa (ca) in Albanian.
(a, an) are used in English, you need to use (një)  to say the equivalent in Albanian.

Një (masc. sing.), një telefon (a phone)
Një (masc. sing.) një makinë (a car)
Disa/ ca (masc. pl.) disa / ca telefonë (some phones) it’s same here:
disa and ca it has the same meaning (some), and is for both genders in pl.
Disa / ca (fem. pl.) disa /ca makina (some cars)
e.g.: Ca librat janë në shkollë. (Some books are at school)

[Masculine gender]

Një shqiptar / Një shok                             shqiptari / shoku
[Singular]   An Albanian / A friend                               The Albanian / The friend

Disa (ca) shqiptar / Disa (ca) shokë          shqiptarët / shokët
[Plural]       [Some Albanians / Some friends]              [Albanians / friends]

[Feminine gender]

Një shqiptare/ Një shoqe                         shqiptarja  / shoqja
[Singular]   An Albanian / A friend                              The Albanian /The friend

Disa(ca)shqiptare /Disa(ca)shoqe             shqiptaret / shoqet
[Plural]      [ Some Albanians /Some friends]              [Albanians / friends]

List of articles in Albanian.