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[–] 3 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I guess the is implied, count is explicit. A thing becomes one thing and the thing becomes thing.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (2 children)

    Is the number one used like "a" then? Like a direct translation of the 2 phrases would be "Girl downstairs is playing the violin." and "one girl downstairs is playing the violin." As opposed to English using the/a respectively?

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