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 first dream come true

the second plant

"The" We do not use it to talk about something in general, modes of transport, the months of the year, the time, also The article is not used with names of cities or names of places in general, although there are exceptions.