Definiteness is marked by two mutually exclusive articles, a preposed demonstrative article which occurs with nouns that are modified by an adjective or a postposed enclitic. Neuter nouns take the clitic "-et", and common gender nouns take "-en". Indefinite nouns take the articles "en" (common gender) or "et" (neuter). Hence, the common gender noun "en mand" "a man" (indefinite) has the definite form "manden" "the man", whereas the neuter noun "et hus" "a house" (indefinite) has the definite form, "the house" (definite) "huset".