Can we skip the definite article from a sentence?

Question

Can we say the following Spanish sentence with or without the definite artilce la. montar en bicicleta. or montar en la bicicleta.

Answer 1

Both are gramatically correct but the second one sounds definitely odd and foreign.

Bad Spanish teachers usually teach to put the article everywhere. That's not always correct.

Thanks alot Guimmys for the imfo. Have a great weekend :{ - Marlee-Maria, Feb 19, 2012

Answer 2

Hi Marlee and welcome to the forum. I would say to skip it. It sounds better. But I am not a native speaker so wait for a better answer.

I'm a native speaker and your answer is right.. you can say "Voy a montar en bicicleta un rato" :cheese: - fjfuentesh, Feb 17, 2012

Thank U Sanlee for ur note, have a great day. - Marlee-Maria, Feb 19, 2012