Spanish definite articles
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Spanish definite articles are used to indicate a specific noun and they often correspond to the English the.
Unlike English, they provide information about the gender and the number of the noun which follows them.
Masculine | Femenine | |
---|---|---|
Singular | el | la |
Plural | los | las |
Examples:
Definite articles are used in the following cases:
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El ordenador ha revolucionado nuestra sociedad. (The computer has revolutionized our society.)
In this case, they stand for the English on.
Example:
El martes me voy al gimnasio. (On Tuesday, I go to the gym.)
El holandés y el alemán no son lenguas romances. (Dutch and German are not Romance languages.)
After hablar (to speak), the definite article is omitted.
Example:
No hablo holandés. (I do not speak Dutch.)
In English, they are replaced by possessive adjectives.
Example:
Son las diez de la mañana. (It is ten o'clock in the morning).
In this case, English omits the article.
Examples:
When mentioning the last name of family's member, the proper names remain singular, while the articles take the plural form.
Example:
Los Costa no vienen a la fiesta. (The Costas are not coming to the party.)
Vi la película que me recomendaste. (I watched the movie you recomended.)
El Mont Blanc está en la frontera entre Italia y Francia. (Mont Blanc is on the border between Italy and France.)
The definite article is omitted in the following cases:
Articles are omitted before title when you are talking to someone, or with San, Santo, Santa, Don, Doña.
Example:
José estudia económicas en la Universidad de Valencia. (José studies Economics at University of Valencia.)
Juan Carlos I (Primero). Juan Carlos the First.
Juan es médico. (Juan is a doctor.)
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