To make a noun definite, you add 'ka' if it is masculine. However, if the masculine noun ends with 'g' or 'w' ,'y', or 'i', the suffix 'ka' changes to 'ga'. Therefore,
Buug (book) is a masculine noun.
To say 'the book', you don't say 'buugka', you say 'buugga'
buug - book buugga - the book
ilig - tooth; iligga - the tooth
oday - old man odayga - the old man
guri - house guriga - the house
askari - soldier askariga - the soldier
daw - way, road dawga - the way, the road
Soomaali - Somali Soomaliga - the Somali
Af Soomaaliga waa af gurux - the Somali language is a beautiful language
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