Determiners

Determiners are words that precede a noun, providing additional information about which object we are talking about. Arcadia has six types of determiners:

• Articles:
  • Define specificity: the tree, an apple.
• Demonstrative determiners:
  • Indicate proximity: this machine, that person.
• Interrogative determiners:
  • Used in questions: which book, what blanket.
• Possessives:
  • Express ownership: Maria's bag, my bed.
• Quantifiers:
  • Define rough quantities: a few dogs, each child.
• Numerals:
  • Define exact numbers: two dolphins, a million dollars.

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Further Details

Determiners can be combined when it enhances clarity or adds emphasis, as in "my three best friends" or "the three musketeers." In general, nouns in Arcadia require a determiner, unless the noun is inherently specific, such as a proper noun or one in the nullar or total number.