Example 55-173

sizo avek ki li ti kup en ledwa la
sizo
scissors
avek
with
ki
which
li
s/he
ti
pst
kup
cut
en
indf
ledwa
finger
la
det
the scissors with which s/he cut a finger
Comment:
The article la relates to the whole noun phrase, not to 'finger'. No count noun can simultaneously occur with both the indefinite and definite articles - en 'one' applies to 'finger' alone; la applies to the whole NP.
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge