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150. The Dano-Norwegian language has a definite and an indefinite article. The definite article has two forms, one employed in connection with a noun alone, the other used with a noun qualified by an adjective or with an adjective alone. The former is called the post-positive article (also the definite article of the substantives). The latter is called the præ-positive article (also the definite article of the adjectives).

151. The Dano Norwegian language has two genders, common gender and neuter. The former comprises both the masculine and feminine of the old language.

152. The post-positive article is:

Ex. : Hest-en the horse, Hus-et the house, Huse-ne the houses, Mængde-n the quantity, Værelse-t the room, Mœnd-ene the men. Thus it appears that the forms -n, -t are used in connection with nouns ending in -e and the form ene in connection with words forming their plural without an ending.