the
definite article.Used before singular or plural nouns and noun phrases that denote particular, specified persons or things.
definite article.Used before a noun, and generally stressed, to emphasize one of a group or type as the most outstanding or prominent.
definite article.Used to indicate uniqueness.
definite article.Used before nouns that designate natural phenomena or points of the compass.
definite article.Used as the equivalent of a possessive adjective before names of some parts of the body.
definite article.Used before a noun specifying a field of endeavor.
definite article.Used before a proper name, as of a monument or ship.
definite article.Used before the plural form of a numeral denoting a specific decade of a century or of a lifespan.
definite article.Used before a singular noun indicating that the noun is generic.
