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| 1. With generic nouns and abstract nouns |
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Las enfermedades son investigadas en ese laboratorio.
Illnesses are studied in that laboratory |
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| 2. With days of the week, meaning on |
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El lunes vamos a empezar los estudios
On Monday we are going to begin the studies |
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¿Dónde está la Bilski?
Where is Bilski? |
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| 4. With names of languages, except after hablar, de, and en |
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Mezclo el ruso con el alemán
I mix russian with German
Hablamos español
We speak spanish |
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| 5. When a part of the body or an article of clothing is the direct object |
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¿Por qué no te pones la camisa?
Why don´t you put your shirt on? |
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| 6. When an infinitive is being used as a noun |
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El fumar es peligroso
Smoking is dangerous |
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Son las dos
It is two o´clock |
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| 8. When the last name is used to refer to people in the plural |
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Los Villar son amigos
The Villars are friends |
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| 9. With the names of oceans, seas, mountains, lakes, other geographical names |
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En el Atlántico
In the Atlantic |
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| 10. When relating prices to weights and measures |
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Tres dólares la docena
Three dollars a dozen |
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| 11. With certain countries, cities (not in print media) |
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| La Argentina, El Brasil, El Canadá, La India, Los Estados Unidos, El Perú, El Ecuador, El Paraguay |
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| 12. If two or more nouns are listed (each should have its own article) |
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La camisa y la corbata están en el armario
The shirt and the tie are en the wardrobe |
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