about using ال (definitive article in arabic)
I am learning about the definite particle and I am confused about when to use it.
I know that it translates to "the" in English, but sometimes it is used in Arabic but doesn't translate to "the" in English.
For example, why does الزواج translate to "marriage" and not "the marriage".
Thanks.

Question

about using ال (definitive article in arabic)
I am learning about the definite particle and I am confused about when to use it. 
I know that it translates to "the" in English, but sometimes it is used in Arabic but doesn't translate to "the" in English.
For example, why does الزواج translate to "marriage" and not "the marriage".
Thanks.

Answer

I got what you are trying to say but I can't explain it well, about ال it's almost like "the" in Eng, for example: look! There is a wedding, Arabic " أنظر! هنالك حفل زفاف" with article "the" in Eng we say: "Are you prepared for the wedding"?  in Arabic the same we say, "هل أنت مستعد للحفل", notice that why I  doubled the here (للحفل) cause the first (ل) means (for) in Eng and the second one is the article ( the)     Hope it helps.

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