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Given the singular and plural forms of the word, one should be able to accurately generate the definite forms.

Note: nouns ending with an "-u" are masculine; if the -u is preceded by two consonants, it is heard, if not, it is mute; mute -u-s are sometimes written as -ŭ.

== Definite article ==
=== Singular form ===
==== Masculine and neuter nouns: ====
* ''-lu'' (short u disappears, -lu is added; long u is conserved, -lu is added and becomes, therefore, -ulu)
bârbatŭ -> bârbatlu (man)
mesŭ -> meslu (middle)
picurarŭ -> picurarlu (shephard)
calŭ- callu

//full -u
scamnu -> scamnulu (stool/chair)
araftu -> araftulu (tailor)
yeatru -> yeatrulu (doctor)
* ''-li'' (for nouns ending in -i)
frati -> fratili (brother)
dinti -> dintili (tooth)

==== Feminine nouns: ====
* ''-a'', for those ending with -â
featâ, feata
soacrâ - soacra
lunâ, luna
neauâ, neaua
* ''-ea'', for those ending with -i
carti, cartea
sihati, sihatea
lilici, lilicea
amari, amarea
* ''-eea'', for those ending with -ee
geadee, geadeea

=== Plural form ===
==== Masculine nouns: ====
* ''-ľi'' (simply added to the end of the plural form)

bârbatŭ - bârbaț - bârbațľi
cucotŭ - cucoț - cucoțľi
pescu - peșțâ - peșțâľi
caimo - caimaḑ - caimaḑľi
Note: for plurals ending with "-i", the "-i" becomes a short, and, in pronounciation, it may be mute
ficiorŭ - ficiori - ficiorĭľi / ficiorľi
yumarŭ - yumari - yumarĭľi / yumarľi
Note: ^ we need to find a rule for this

==== Feminine and neuter nouns: ====
* ''-li''

feminine:
featâ - feati - featili
steauâ - steali - stealili

neuter:
merŭ - meari - mearili
yisŭ - yisi - yisili
scamnu - scamni - scamnili

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