Definite articles: el, la, los, las
The words for the
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The words for the
Use el/los with masculine nouns and la/las with feminine nouns. A feminine singular noun beginning with stressed a or ha usually takes el directly before it: el agua fría. Al is a + el; del is de + el.
Examples in context
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Masculine Singular
Use el for a masculine singular noun. Grammatical gender is not biological sex.
El libro es interesante.
The book is interesting.
Feminine Plural
Use las for feminine plural nouns.
Las casas son grandes.
The houses are big.
Combined Articles
a+el becomes al; de+el becomes del.
Voy al parque del pueblo.
I go to the park of the town.
Common mix-ups
Música is a feminine noun ending in -a, so it requires the feminine article 'la'.
I like music.
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The coffee and the milk are on the table.
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El café y la leche están en la mesa.
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