Translation Definition

English - English - THE

n. tea, evergreen shrub of eastern Asia; dried leaves of the tea plant; drink made from water filtered through tea leaves or other dried leaves
n. tea, evergreen shrub of eastern Asia; drink made from water filtered through tea leaves or other dried leaves

English - Spanish - THE

el, la, los, las

English - French - THE

le, la, les (article défini) - (Grammaire)

English - German - THE

das; dem; den; der

English - Indonesian - THE

art. itu, -nya, sang

English - Italian - THE

il, lo, la, i, gli, le

English - Polish - THE

art. przedimek określony przed rzeczownikami

English - Portuguese - THE

o, a, os, as, artigo definido (Gramática)

English - Romanian - THE

art. cel, cei, cea, cele

English - Russian - THE

определенный артикль английского языка

English - Turkish - THE

Belirli durumlarda isimden önce kullanılır: The mail hasn´t come yet. Posta henüz gelmedi. Where´s the school? Okul nerede? Which of you´s the boss? Hanginiz patron? The more I get to know them the better I like them. Onları tanıdıkça daha çok seviyorum.

English - Ukrainian - THE

art. означений артикль

Italian - English - THE

n. tea, evergreen shrub of eastern Asia; drink made from water filtered through tea leaves or other dried leaves

English - Dutch - THE

de, het

English - Greek - THE

ο

English - Arabic - THE

‏لام التعريف، ال التعريف‏
‏ال‏

English - ChineseS - THE

这, 那; 这些, 那些

English - ChineseT - THE

這, 那; 這些, 那些

English - Japanese - THE

この; 最も; 現在の; たいへん; 人や物を特定するときに使う定冠詞（文法）

English - Korean - THE

어떤 사람이나 사물을 특정화 하는 정관사(문법)

English - Vietnamese - THE

n. người duy nhất
adv. chỉ vật

Vietnamese - English - THE

n. gossamer

Definition of THE

1. Definite grammatical article that implies necessarily that an entity it articulates is presupposed; something already mentioned, or completely specified later in that same sentence, or assumed already completely specified.

I’m reading the book. (Compare I’m reading a book.)

The street in front of your house. (Compare A street in Paris.)

The men and women watched the man give the birdseed to the bird.

2. Used before an object considered to be unique, or of which there is only one at a time.

No one knows how many galaxies there are in the universe.

God save the Queen!

3. With a superlative, it and that superlative refer to one object.

That apple pie was the best.

4. Introducing a term to be taken generically; preceding a name of something standing for a whole class.

5. Used before an adjective, indicating all things (especially persons) described by that adjective.

Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable.

6. Used to indicate a certain example of (a noun) which is most usually of concern, or most common or familiar.

No one in the whole country had seen it before.

I don't think I'll get to it until the morning.

7. Used before a body part (especially of someone previously mentioned), as an alternative to a possessive pronoun.

A stone hit him on the head. (= “A stone hit him on his head.”)

8. When stressed, indicates that it describes an object which is considered to be best or exclusively worthy of attention.

That is the hospital to go to for heart surgery.

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