From Indefinite to Definite: Masculine nouns, a roundup

This is a roundup of the ways to make a masculine noun definite.

Masculine noun ending	Definite article	Example	Definite article	Definite article(known)
c, h, q, kh, x	Only add 'a'	magac (name)	magaca	magacii
g, w, y, i	Change 'ka' to 'ga'	buug (book)	buugga	buuggii
e	Change 'e' to 'a' and add 'ha'	buste (blanket)	bustaha	bustihii
o	Change 'o' to 'a' and add 'ha'	biyo (water)	biyaha	biyihii

Remember that for many masculine nouns, you just have to add 'ka' to make it definite. Whenever you learn a new word in Somali, you should make sure whether it is masculine or feminine, that way you'll know how to make it definite.