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Use definite article?
___ asistencia es obligatoria. |
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Definition
| Yes, with abstract nouns ("la" in this example). |
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Use definite article?
__ café tiene cafeína. |
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Definition
| Yes, with nouns used in a general sense ("el" in this example). |
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Use definite article? (normally, that is, when the possession is NOT emphasized to avoid ambiguity)
Me duele __ cabeza.
Me pongo __ zapatos. |
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Definition
| Yes, with body parts and articles of clothing instead of the possessive adjective ("la" and "los" in this example) |
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Use definite article?
Terminamos __ próximo año. |
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Definition
| Yes, with the adjectives pasado and próximo ("el" in this example) |
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Use the definite article?
__ señora Soto es analista de sistemas. |
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Definition
| Yes, with titles such as señor, doctor, etc., when talking about a third person. ("La" in this example) |
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Use the definite article?
__ español es fácil. |
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Definition
| Yes, with names of languages("El" in this example). |
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Use the definite article?
Vengo __ lunes a las cinco. |
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Definition
| Yes, with seasons of the year, days of the week, dates of the months, and time of the day ("los" in this example) |
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Use the definite article?
Los hijos de Ana y ___ de Eva estudian juntos. |
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Definition
| Yes, to avoid repeating a noun ("los" in this example). |
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Use the definite article? (when the possession IS emphasized to avoid ambiguity)
___ ojos son azules.
__ sombrero es muy elegante. |
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Definition
| No. With parts of the body and articles of clothing, when the possession is emphasized to avoid ambiguity, the possessive adjective is used instead ("Mis" and "Tu" in this example). |
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Use the definite article?
Buenos días, ___ doctora Soto. |
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Definition
| No. With titles (señor, doctor, etc.) it is not used in direct address. |
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Use the definite article?
Hablo __ español.
Escribo en __ inglés. |
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Definition
| No. With the names of languages, it is not used directly after the verbs "hablar" and "estar" or the prepositions "en" and "de" |
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Use definite article?
Hoy es __ lunes; mañana es __ martes. |
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Definition
| No, with the days of the week, after the verb ser, in the expressions "hoy es", "mañana es", etc. |
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