2. âą THE ARTICLES ARE THOSE LITTLE WORDS THAT EXPRESS
IF THE SUBJECT OF A SENTENCE IS SPECIFIC O NON
SPECIFIC. IN ENGLISH THE FIRST ONE IS CALLED
DEFINITE ARTICLE (THE) AND THE DE CONDICIONES ONE
IS CALLED UNDEFINITE ARTICLE (A/AN).
âą THE GRAMMAR STRUCTURE TO USE AN ARTICLE IS:
ARTICLE + NOUN
EXAMPLES:
THE MOVIE (LA PELĂCULA)
A CLOUD (UNA NUBE)
3. âą âTHEâ IS THE DEFINITE ARTICLE AND IT IS AN INVARIABLE
WORD; THIS MEANS THAT IT IS USED WHEN YOU ARE
TALKING ABOUT MALE OR FEMALE SUBJECTS, ALSO IF IT IS
SINGULAR OR PLURAL.
âą IN SPANISH IT IS âEL, LA, LO, LOS, LASâ.
EXAMPLES:
THE MAN (EL HOMBRE)
THE WOMAN (LA MUJER)
THE FANTASTIC (LO FANTĂSTICO)
THE BROOKS (LOS LIBROS)
THE TABLES (LAS MESAS)
4. âą THE UNDEFINITE ARTICLE IS ONLY USED WITH SINGULAR
NOUNS.
âą IN SPANISH IT IS THE SAME AS âUN/UNAâ.
âą THE UNDEFINITE ARTICLE HAS TWO FORMS: âAâ, âANâ.
BOTH HAVE EXACTLY THE SAME MEANING BUT:
A
It is used when the next
word starts with a
consonant, including
the aspirante H and also
the vowel U when it is
pronounced as âyuâ.
AN
It is used when the
next word starts with
a vowel or a not
pronounced H.