ARTICULOS

LOS ARTÍCULOS DEFINIDOS E INDEFINIDOS:

The words a, an, and the are special adjectives called articles.

El artículo definido en inglés.

Tanto en inglés como en español se utiliza el artículo definido para referirse a un objeto en concreto.

El artículo definido es "the".

Articulo Definido	Significado
THE =	el (masculino) la (femenino) lo (neutro) los (plural) las (plural)

          The car is mine.

El coche es mio

The chair has four legs.

La silla tiene 4 patas

The cabinets are open.

Los armarios están abiertos

PRONUNCIACIÓN DEL ARTÍCULO:

En general se pronuncia como "de":

The dog.

El perro

Pero si precede a otra palabra, comenzada por vocal se pronuncia "di".

Example: The other book.

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Indefinite Article—A/AN

Can be used before singular and plural, count and uncount nouns

1. Indefinite Article (a, an)

Used before singular nouns that are unspecified:

• a pencil
• an orange

Used before number collectives and some numbers:

• a dozen
• a gallon

Used before a singular noun followed by a restrictive modifier:

• a girl who was wearing a yellow hat

Used with nouns to form adverbial phrases of quantity, amount, or degree:

• I felt a bit depressed.

an—used before singular count nouns beginning with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) or vowel sound:

• an apple, an elephant, an issue, an orange

a—used before singular count nouns beginning with consonants (other than a, e, i, o, u):

• a stamp, a desk, a TV, a cup, a book

Definite Article—the

Can be used before singular and plural, count and non-count nouns

Used to indicate a noun that is definite or has been previously specified in the context:

• Please close the door.
• I like the clothes you gave me.

Used to indicate a noun that is unique:

• Praise the Lord!
• The Columbia River is near here.

Used to designate a natural phenomenon:

• The nights get shorter in the summer.
• The wind is blowing so hard.

Used to refer to a time period:

• I was very naïve in the past.
• This song was very popular in the 1980s.

Used to indicate all the members of a family:

• I invited the Bakers for dinner.
• This medicine was invented by the Smiths.