What are common mistakes with Artikelen?

Articles contract with the N-rule. Learners forget the apostrophe d' and confuse den/de. 🇬🇧 English speakers: English has only "the/a" — 3 genders with different article forms is challenging. 🇷🇺 Russian speakers: Russian has no articles at all — this is entirely new. 🇨🇿 Czech speakers: Czech has no articles — same challenge as Russian. 🇩🇪 German speakers: Very similar to der/die/das→den/d'/d'. Main difference: N-rule contractions.

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Definite and indefinite articles in Luxembourgish

Can use definite and indefinite articles with correct gender

Definite and indefinite articles in Luxembourgish

Examples

De Mann schafft hei. — The man works here.
D'Fra schwätzt Lëtzebuergesch. — The woman speaks Luxembourgish.
Ech hunn eng Fro. — I have a question.

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Definite and indefinite articles in Luxembourgish

Learning Goal

Can use definite and indefinite articles with correct gender

Exam Skills:LauschterenLiesenSchreiwenSchwätzen

Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?

De Mann schafft hei.

The man works here.

D'Fra schwätzt Lëtzebuergesch.

The woman speaks Luxembourgish.

Ech hunn eng Fro.

I have a question.

Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?

D'Artikelen am Lëtzebuergeschen:

	Männlech (m)	Weiblech (f)	Neutral (n)	Plural
Bestëmmt	den / de	d'	d' / dat	d'
Onbestëmmt	en	eng	en / e	—

Wichteg: Den gëtt virun Konsonant zu de verkierzt (N-Reegel): de Mann, awer den Auto. D' gëtt mat engem Apostroph geschriwwen: d'Fra, d'Kand.

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Practice Exercises

Articles contract with the N-rule. Learners forget the apostrophe d' and confuse den/de. 🇬🇧

Common Error Patterns

Wrong article gender

Learn noun gender with article: den Hond (m), d'Kaz (f), d'Haus (n)

De Mann schafft hei.

The man works here.

De is the contracted form of den before a consonant (N-rule applied).

D'Fra schwätzt Lëtzebuergesch.

The woman speaks Luxembourgish.

D' is the definite article for feminine and neuter — always with apostrophe.

Ech hunn eng Fro.

I have a question.

Eng is the indefinite article for feminine nouns.

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Frequently asked questions

When is Artikelen used?: Wichteg: Den gëtt virun Konsonant zu de verkierzt (N-Reegel): de Mann , awer den Auto . D' gëtt mat engem Apostroph geschriwwen: d'Fra , d'Kand .
What are common mistakes with Artikelen?: Articles contract with the N-rule. Learners forget the apostrophe d' and confuse den/de. 🇬🇧 English speakers: English has only "the/a" — 3 genders with different article forms is challenging. 🇷🇺 Russian speakers: Russian has no articles at all — this is entirely new. 🇨🇿 Czech speakers: Czech has no articles — same challenge as Russian. 🇩🇪 German speakers: Very similar to der/die/das→den/d'/d'. Main difference: N-rule contractions.