definite article

definite article(
deh
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fih
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niht
 
ar
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dih
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kuhl
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el artículo definido
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
In this case, a definite article must preceed the noun.En este caso, antes del sustantivo va el artículo definido.
b. el artículo determinado
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
There are two singular definite articles in Spanish.El español tiene dos artículos determinados singulares.
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