Boca de metro v Boca del metro.

Question

Boca de metro v boca del metro. Are both these phrases right and in which circumstance would you use each or is one completley wrong? personally I go with del but I stand correcting with a suitable explanation.

Answer 1

If natives phrase it as boca de metro who are we to change their phrasing?

boca de metro

Answer 2

It may not make sense to us as English natives, but think about phrases in English that don't use "the" but are still correct.

The main example that comes to mind for me is: "Are you watching television?" (not the same as "Are you watching the television?").

Not to mention, as language learners, our goal is usually to learn native usages, not to alter them.

Just my opinion.

Answer 3

Well not a lot of feedback here but I concede that as natives refer to it as "Boca de metro" that it doesn't need the contraction of de and el and apologies to Rockdown if I irratated you on questioning your grammar in this respect.