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LingoBear creates short Macedonian passages on topics you choose. Tap any word for an instant English translation and build your vocabulary as you read. South Slavic language, 31-letter Cyrillic alphabet (with ѓ, ѕ, ј, љ, њ, ќ, џ), postposed definite article, no noun cases, ~2M speakers.

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How is Macedonian different from Bulgarian?

Macedonian and Bulgarian are closely related South Slavic languages and largely mutually intelligible. Macedonian was codified as a separate standard after 1944, based on the dialects of Prilep and Veles. Like Bulgarian, it has lost the noun case system and uses a postposed definite article, but has three forms (the unmarked -от, the proximal -ов 'this' and distal -он 'that') that Bulgarian lacks.

What grammar features does Macedonian have?

Macedonian uses three postposed definite articles (-от, -ов, -он), has no noun case system, and uses a perfect tense formed with 'have' (е/имам) similar to Western European languages — unusual for Slavic. Verbs distinguish witnessed vs reported events through evidential mood. The Cyrillic alphabet has 31 letters including ѓ, ќ, љ, њ, џ, ѕ and ј. LingoBear lets you see these in real text.