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== .1 ==
What have been called Articles by Csoma and Schmidt, are a number of little affixes: ''[[pa]]'' ''[[ba]]'' ''[[ma]]'' ''[[po]]'' ''[[bo]]'' ''[[mo]]'', and some similar ones, which might perhaps be more adequately termed denominators, since their principle object is undoubtedly to represent a given root as a [[Noun|noun]], [[Substantive|substantive]] or [[Adjective|adjective]], as is most clearly perceptible in the instance of the roots of the verbs, to which ''[[pa]]'' or ''[[ba]]'' impart the notion of the [[Infinitive]] and [[Participle]], or the nearest abstract and nearest concrete nouns that can possibly be formed from the idea of a verb. These affixes are not, however, - except in this case - essential to a noun, as many substantives and adjectives and mostof the pronouns are never accompanied by them, and even those which usually appear connected with them, will drop them upon the slightest occaision.
 
== .2 ==
Almost the only case in which a syntactical use of them, like that of the English [[Definite Article|definite Article]], is perceptible, is that mentioned [[20. Remarks#.3|20.3]]; a formal one, that of distinguishing the [[Gender]], occurs in a limited number of owrds, where ''[[mo]]'' denotes the female, ''[[po]]'' the maculine.<BR><BR>
 
Thus: ''[[rgyal po]]'' ,king', ''[[rgyal mo]]'' ,queen'. Or, if the word in the masculine (or rather common) gender has no article, ''[[mo]]'' is added: ''[[seng ge]]'' ,lion', ''[[seng ge mo]]'' ,lioness'.
 
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