articles

1. Articles in English: Definite Article or Defined Article The definite article is the one that determines the noun. It has no gender. The flower the sofa the water It can be used to refer to both the singular and plural forms of nouns. The banana the bananas It is used when something is unique in its kind or nature.

2. In English there are two types of articles: indefinite articles (a, an) and definite articles (the)

3. The indefinite articles: a, an The indefinite articles in English are a and an. They are used before nouns that begin with a consonant or vowel

3.1. Used when the object is not specific. Example: There is an apple on the table. (There is an apple on the table.) It does not have gender, so it is neutral. A computer A chair A bottle [/ su_note] It is used only for the singular form of nouns. A towel A table A door Its usual form is a, unless it is preceded by a vowel, since in that case it would be an. The exception to this rule occurs with the vowel u. If u has a consonantal sound, ie [j] like <y> in “I”, the form a should be used. This is much clearer in the following examples: a university a unicorn a utopia