Definite and Indefinite articles

Definite and Indefinite articles

1. Definite= The

   • Indefinite= A, an

2. Use " a/an " with the singular noun

   • Example
     • A cat-some cats.
     • A car
     • An orange
     • An opera
   • Note: "an" before an h mute-"an" hour, "an" honour
     • "A" before u and eu when they sound like "you": a (eu)ropean, a (u)niversity, a (u)nit.

3. "The" with singular or noun in plural

   • example
     • The cat- the cats
     • Where`s the bathroom?
     • The sun, the moon, the world, the north.
   • To refer to something which has already been mentioned.
   • Use
     • With adjectives, to refer to a whole group of people (as plural nouns), families, nationalities, ending- sh, -ch, -ese.