àzen → i àzegn If the singular ends with -l, the plural will end with -j: • el caàl → i caàj Feminine Feminine plural nouns generally end with -e: • la gàta → le gàte • la fónna → le fónne When the singular ends with a consonant, the plural follows the rules applied to masculine nouns. Article All the articles in Eastern Lombard agree in number and gender with the corresponding noun. Articles can be definite (like the in English) and indefinite (like a/an). Indefinite articles are used only with singular nouns, however to indicate an indefinite number of objects, Lombard exploits something similar to the partitive in French), but because the partitive system is much less developed in Lombard, this class of articles is included in the indefinite system. Definite Article Note: El is the form used for the singular definite article in the Brescian variety but in other dialects the forms ol (Bergamasque) or al (Cremasque) are preferred. The most widespread form for the feminine plural article in Eastern Lombard is le but in the area of Bergamo le is replaced by the form i that is the plural masculine form. Brescian: 'le fónne' Bergamasque 'i fómne' (eng. the women) Note that speakers that use one form may not find correct the other. When el is followed by a vowel, it becomes l, like in: El ga majàt l'armì del póm ("He ate the seed of the apple"). When el is preceded by a vowel, it becomes l, like in: A la fì vé 'l bel ("The good part comes at the end"). Indefinite Article Bresciano: Bergamasque: References ¹ – In some varieties of Eastern Lombard, en can be realized as and written as ön or even written as ö. ² – The masculine article en becomes n when it follows a vowel, as in: • L'éra 'n gran rebelòt, "It was a big mess." ³ – The feminine article ena becomes 'na when it follows a vowel, and en' when it precedes one. ⁴ – From a historical point of view, dèi and dèle should not be considered the plural forms of en and na. However, practically, they behave as they are plural form of the indefinitive articles: • Gó ést en cà, "I saw a dog." • Gó ést dèi cà, "I saw some dogs." Modifiers Adjectives In Eastern Lombard, adjectives with qualificative function