diff --git a/reversal/tokeniser.go b/reversal/tokeniser.go
index a615219..ad17075 100644
--- a/reversal/tokeniser.go
+++ b/reversal/tokeniser.go
@@ -668,6 +668,9 @@ func (t *Tokeniser) MatchArticle(word string) (string, bool) {
 		return "", false
 	}
 
+	if base, _ := splitTrailingPunct(word); base != "" {
+		word = base
+	}
 	lower := core.Lower(word)
 
 	if artType, ok := matchConfiguredArticleText(lower, data); ok {
diff --git a/reversal/tokeniser_test.go b/reversal/tokeniser_test.go
index 854fe8e..3b0b8d4 100644
--- a/reversal/tokeniser_test.go
+++ b/reversal/tokeniser_test.go
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ func TestTokeniser_MatchArticle(t *testing.T) {
 		{"a", "indefinite", true},
 		{"an", "indefinite", true},
 		{"the", "definite", true},
+		{"the.", "definite", true},
 		{"A", "indefinite", true},
 		{"The", "definite", true},
 		{"foo", "", false},
@@ -219,6 +220,7 @@ func TestTokeniser_MatchArticle_FrenchGendered(t *testing.T) {
 		{"le", "definite", true},
 		{"la", "definite", true},
 		{"le serveur", "definite", true},
+		{"le serveur.", "definite", true},
 		{"la branche", "definite", true},
 		{"les amis", "definite", true},
 		{"Le", "definite", true},