Articles after verbs.

Question

Do i use articles after verbs at any time? For example:

Me gusta comer manzanas.

           or

Me gusta comer las manzanas.

Which one is grammatically correct?

Welcome to SD amigo/a - please complete your SD profile - it helps us to help you - gracias. - ian-hill, Nov 19, 2014

Answer 1

The second one is better, because you talk about "manzanas" in general. If you want to use the first option, you must add any specific feature to the apples:

Example:

GENERAL: Me gusta comer manzanas (OK): I like eating apples

ESPECIFIC: Me gusta comer las manzanas de la tienda de Juan (OK): I like eating the apples from Juan´s shop.

Don´t confuse the second option with:

Me gusta comer manzanas verdes : I like eating green apples

In this case you are talking about the green apples but also in general

:) - ian-hill, Nov 19, 2014

By contrast, you dó say: Me gustan LAS manzanas. ;) - Suzanne_Romijnders, Nov 19, 2014

Yes,but that is a different case - txustaboy, Nov 20, 2014

Neat answer, txta! - annierats, Nov 20, 2014

Answer 2

This is a good question. I get confused about when to use the article and when it can be dropped. I wonder if their are any rules. Thanks in advance.