Definitions and differences between articles in English.

1. THE ARTICLES
(DEFINITE AND
UNDEFINITE )

2. • THE ARTICLES ARE THOSE LITTLE WORDS THAT EXPRESS
IF THE SUBJECT OF A SENTENCE IS SPECIFIC O NON
SPECIFIC. IN ENGLISH THE FIRST ONE IS CALLED
DEFINITE ARTICLE (THE) AND THE DE CONDICIONES ONE
IS CALLED UNDEFINITE ARTICLE (A/AN).
• THE GRAMMAR STRUCTURE TO USE AN ARTICLE IS:
ARTICLE + NOUN
EXAMPLES:
THE MOVIE (LA PELÍCULA)
A CLOUD (UNA NUBE)

3. • “THE” IS THE DEFINITE ARTICLE AND IT IS AN INVARIABLE
WORD; THIS MEANS THAT IT IS USED WHEN YOU ARE
TALKING ABOUT MALE OR FEMALE SUBJECTS, ALSO IF IT IS
SINGULAR OR PLURAL.
• IN SPANISH IT IS “EL, LA, LO, LOS, LAS”.
EXAMPLES:
THE MAN (EL HOMBRE)
THE WOMAN (LA MUJER)
THE FANTASTIC (LO FANTÁSTICO)
THE BROOKS (LOS LIBROS)
THE TABLES (LAS MESAS)

4. • THE UNDEFINITE ARTICLE IS ONLY USED WITH SINGULAR
NOUNS.
• IN SPANISH IT IS THE SAME AS “UN/UNA”.
• THE UNDEFINITE ARTICLE HAS TWO FORMS: “A”, “AN”.
BOTH HAVE EXACTLY THE SAME MEANING BUT:
A
It is used when the next
word starts with a
consonant, including
the aspirante H and also
the vowel U when it is
pronounced as “yu”.
AN
It is used when the
next word starts with
a vowel or a not
pronounced H.