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Uses of definite article that differ from English: | Uses of definite article that differ from English: | ||
*Definite article can be omitted: 'I am going to jacuzzi' | |||
*Used to talk about countable nouns in general: English's ‘I like cats’ would translate to ‘I like the cats’ | *Used to talk about countable nouns in general: English's ‘I like cats’ would translate to ‘I like the cats’ | ||
*Not used for mass (uncountable) nouns: English's ‘Walking in the mud’ would always translate to ‘Walking in mud’ | *Not used for mass (uncountable) nouns: English's ‘Walking in the mud’ would always translate to ‘Walking in mud’ | ||
*Used for personal names in the third person: 'The Maria has left for school' | |||
*Used for languages: ‘The English’ | *Used for languages: ‘The English’ | ||
*Used with place names: ‘The London’ | *Used with place names: ‘The London’ | ||