use of THE article
Articles define a noun and are always placed before the noun. In English, they have neither gender nor plural form. "The" corresponds to the following articles in Spanish: el, la, los, las. This article can be used in different ways: - When we know who or what we are talking about. We use "the" to indicate something or someone in particular, which is why it is called defined. Example: What is the name of the mall? Who is the president of Russia? The mechanic is very Good. - It is also used to say the names of geological regions, mountain ranges, seas, oceans, island groups, rivers, and countries in the plural. Example: The United Kingdom Mount Everest the caucasus mountains the magdalena river the Pacific Ocean when we refer to directions and cardinal points. Examples: the house on the right the north is colder let's walk to the right Finally it is used in superlative adjectives and ordinal numbers. For example: the longest giraffe the smallest car the fir...