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TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGSUses of the Definite Article
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USES OF DEFINITE ARTICLE The definite article in English and in Spanish
is used to indicate a specific noun: la zapatería está cerca de la joyería. The shoe store is near the jewelry store.
A. The forms of the definite article precede the nouns they modify and agree with them in gender and number:
El precio, la perla, los zapatos, las botas.
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B. The masculine singular article el is used with feminine nouns that begin with a stressed a- or ha- . However, the plural form of these nouns use las:
El agua / las aguas. El hacha / las hachas.
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C. IN SPANISH THE DEFINITE ARTICLE IS USED… 1.
Before abstract nouns and before nouns used in general sense.
En mi opinión, la paz mundial es muy importante.
No me gustan los zapatos de tacón.
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2.With the names of languages except when they follow de, en, or forms of hablar. The article is often omitted after aprender, enseñar, escribir, estudiar, leer, and saber.
Se dice que el chino es una lengua muy difícil.Susana es bilingüe. Habla inglés y español y estudia japonés.
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3.Before a title (except don / doña; san / santo / santa) when speaking about a person, but omitted when speaking directly to the person.
- Miguel, este es nuestro vecino el doctor casona.
- Mucho gusto, doctor Casona.
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4. Instead of a possessive pronoun with articles
of clothing and parts of the body when preceded by a reflexive verb.
Al entrar en casa, se quitó la chaqueta.
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5. With days of the week to mean on.
La liquidación empieza el viernes 25 de mayo.
El centro comercial no está abierto los domingos.
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6. In telling time, generally meaning o´clock.
Se abre la joyería Orense a las diez de la mañana
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7. With the names of certain countries and
geographical areas.
la América del Sur la Habana la Argentina la India el Brasil el Japón el Canadá el Paraguay el Ecuador el Perú los Estados Unidos la República
Dominicana la Florida el Uruguay
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8. To refer to a quantity or weight.
Estas bananas cuestan cuatro pesos el kilo.
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D. The neuter article lo + the masculine singular
form of an adjective can be used to describe general qualities and characteristics: lo bueno= the good things, the good part.
Lo bueno de este centro comercial es la variedad de tiendas.
1. The words más or menos can precede the adjective.
Lo más importante es comprar zapatos nuevos.
2. The following are some common expressions with lo.
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COMMON EXPRESSIONS WITH LO lo bueno the good thing lo peor the worst thing lo malo the bad thing lo mismo the same thing lo mejor the best thing
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PRÁCTICA Y CONVERSACIÓN Page 253 Exercises 7-13 – 7-14 – 7-15 – 7- 16