{"id":1524,"date":"2023-02-09T17:45:16","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T23:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learningmexicanspanish.com\/?p=1524"},"modified":"2023-02-09T17:45:37","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T23:45:37","slug":"definite-articles-in-spanish-6-rules-for-using-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningmexicanspanish.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/09\/definite-articles-in-spanish-6-rules-for-using-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Definite articles in Spanish. 6 rules for using it.<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The smallest words in a foreign language often the most challenging to learn. The Spanish definite articles, el, la, los<\/strong>, and las<\/strong> (the), can be particularly perplexing to English speakers because of how frequently they are used differently in English and Spanish. Here is a list of some guidelines that we can follow to make our lives (in Spanish) simpler:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The definite articles el, la, los<\/strong>, and las<\/strong> are required in Spanish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"Foto de<\/strong> Thought Catalog<\/strong><\/a> en<\/strong> Unsplash<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. With words that are used broadly<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

La comida de Michoac\u00e1n – The cuisine of Michoac\u00e1n is excellent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Using ethereal nouns<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deseamos la paz – We desire peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"Foto de<\/strong> Alexis Brown<\/strong><\/a> en<\/strong> Unsplash<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Including a weekday list<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spanish uses a definite article before a day of the week when English would use “on.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trabajo los domingos – I work on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EXCEPTION: No article is used when the day of the week follows SER<\/strong> and you wouldn’t use “on” in English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hoy es domingo – Today is Sunday<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. with language names<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

El alem\u00e1n suena muy bien – German has a lovely sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EXCEPTION: When the language serves as the verb’s object.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Estudio Alem\u00e1n – I study in German.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"Foto de<\/strong> Sander Sammy<\/strong><\/a> en<\/strong> Unsplash<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Incorporating bodily parts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Me duele la cabeza – My head hurst..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. When addressing a person by their title (e.g., Se\u00f1ora, Se\u00f1or, Doctor…)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

La Se\u00f1ora Margaret Thatcher fue primera ministra – Mrs Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being patient is important in this situation. Keep in mind that you don’t need flawless content to communicate effectively. Don’t expect to understand this aspect of Spanish language right away because it is more intricate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The smallest words in a foreign language often the most challenging to learn. The Spanish definite articles, el, la, los, and las (the), can be particularly perplexing to English speakers because of how frequently they are used differently in English and Spanish. Here is a list of some guidelines that we can follow to make […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"elearning_layout":"tg-site-layout--customizer","elearning_remove_content_margin":false,"elearning_sidebar":"default","elearning_transparent_header":"customizer","elearning_logo":0,"elearning_header_style":"default","elearning_menu_item_color":null,"elearning_menu_item_hover_color":null,"elearning_menu_item_active_color":null,"elearning_menu_item_active_style":"","elearning_page_header":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-spanish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/learningmexicanspanish.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1524","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/learningmexicanspanish.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/learningmexicanspanish.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learningmexicanspanish.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learningmexicanspanish.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1524"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/learningmexicanspanish.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1524\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1528,"href":"https:\/\/learningmexicanspanish.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1524\/revisions\/1528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/learningmexicanspanish.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learningmexicanspanish.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/learningmexicanspanish.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}