1. The absence of an article (a, an, or the) before a noun, as required by certain grammatical rules in English and other languages
In the sentence 'Dogs are animals,' the word 'dogs' uses zero article because it refers to the general class of dogs
Na frase 'Cães são animais,' a palavra 'cães' usa artigo zero porque se refere à classe geral de cães
2. A grammatical feature where no determiner precedes a noun phrase, typically used with plural or uncountable nouns in generic contexts
The phrase 'I like coffee' employs zero article with the mass noun 'coffee'
A frase 'Eu gosto de café' emprega artigo zero com o nome incontável 'café'