Does the article go with the first word in the phrase...?
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Examples:
el chile con carne
la estación de gasolina
la ensalada de atún
Am I correct to look at the first word (the word in bold print) in the phrase not what comes after a "con" or "de"?
May I assume this is true whether the article is singular/plural; defininte/indefinite?
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updated Nov 13, 2010
edited by bandit51jd
posted by bandit51jd
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Claro! 
Although it's a gas or train station, it's a station! And if you are eating chilli with meat (Ok, that's the name of the meal!) but you are eating the chilli with some meat.. You are not eating a tuna! You are eating a salad!
updated Nov 13, 2010
edited by culé
posted by culé
I added a third example as I think it's a better mix of gender: ensalada/atún - bandit51jd, Nov 13, 2010
Claro! Sorry I didn't get that third one up there in the beginning! Adiós, back to more nouns! lol - bandit51jd, Nov 13, 2010
jajajaj adiós! :D good luck with them :D - culé, Nov 13, 2010
