1. The Article

The article le is both definite and indefinite; at least it is constantly used by the natives, where the English would require the indefinite article; def., ‘o le Atua, God; indef., ‘o le ali‘i Pai, such au one is a chief. On looking into such cases, it will be found that there is something definite, from a native standpoint, which makes him use le rather than se, as Ua tu mai le va‘a, a canoe appears.

Se is always indefinite; ta mai se la‘au, cut me a stick.

The article is omitted before plural nouns, thus, ‘O le tagata, the man; ‘O tagata, men.