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null article

[/nʌl ˈɑːrtɪkəl/]
nounpl: null articles
artigo nulo
1. In linguistics and grammar, the absence of an article (definite or indefinite) before a noun, treated as a grammatical element in languages where articles can be omitted.
In the sentence 'Cats are animals,' the word 'cats' has a null article because no 'the' or 'a' precedes it.
Na frase 'Gatos são animais', a palavra 'gatos' tem um artigo nulo porque nenhum 'o' ou 'um' a precede.
2. The zero or empty article in languages like Russian, Chinese, or Polish where articles do not exist or are not obligatory.
Russian uses null articles, so 'dom' can mean 'house,' 'a house,' or 'the house' depending on context.
O russo usa artigos nulos, então 'dom' pode significar 'casa', 'uma casa' ou 'a casa' dependendo do contexto.
Synonyms
zero articlebare nounmissing article
Antonyms
definite articleindefinite articleexplicit article

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
artigo nulo
Standard linguistic term used in Brazilian Portuguese grammar texts
Portugal
artigo nulo
Standard linguistic term used in Portuguese grammar texts

Related Idioms & Phrases

article omission
zero determinant
empty article position
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