why do you pronouns the?

Question

how do you pronouns the word the?

Changed category. :-) - chaparrito, Feb 24, 2010

Answer 1

el, la or lo are the definite articles (not pronouns) that precede nouns depending on whether they are masculine, feminine, or neuter, respectively.

The neuter nouns are adjectives used as nouns (e.g. lo mejor, lo bueno)

There are situations where feminine nouns are preceded by masculine articles, but these are exceptions, not the rule. (e.g. el agua, las aguas)

él, la, lo are pronouns in other situations, but in those cases they do not mean "the".