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Can someone explain me when i can use the and a?
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Please look here: http://usefulenglish.ru/grammar/articles-foreword
After you study that page, you can click on the following links in the left-hand margin under the heading "English Articles".
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Please could Can someone explain the use of 'the' and 'a' to me when i can use the and a?
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thanks,i understand now
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"The" is the definite article, "a/an" is the indefinite article. Its hard for me to tell you all of the rules because English is my native language and I don't have to think when I speak), but I think in general you use "the" when you are talking about something specific where there are no other options. Ex: I was talking to the man who hit me.
There was only one man who hit you so he is "the" man. If you were hit by several men you would say.
Ex: I was talking to a man who hit me.
You use "a" and "the" because he is one of many.
I'm not 100% sure on this but it seems to make sense when I think about what kind of article I need to use.
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