After this stem the ending for "the" takes another form.

ckb.morph.definite-allomorph · Error · Word form

Sorani chooses by sound: after a consonant ەکە or ەکان, after a vowel کە or کان. A final و or ی after a vowel letter counts as a consonant: پیاوەکە, but دەرگاکە.

Examples

Wrong	Right
دەرگاەکە	دەرگاکە
پیاوکە	پیاوەکە

Lessons

• Lesson 7: Nouns: the, a, and plurals
• Lesson 23: The written standard and common errors

Related rules

• In "the good man" the definite ending goes on the adjective.
• A noun and its adjective are joined by the ezafe ی.
• After this stem the ending for "a" takes another form.
• After a number the noun stays singular.