Use and Omission of “the” for Elementary students, and some other

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UseandOmissionof“the”forElementarystudents,andsomeothertips!
ByMF(2015)forSpanish-speakersandwhoeverfindsituseful!
USEOF“A”,“another”
Withoccupations,wealwaysuse“a”insingulars
Whatdoyoudo?I’mateacher.Iworkasateacher.Iworkinaschool.
Whatdoesshedo?She’sastudent.She’sauniversitystudent.Shestudiesatuniversity.
Wouldyoulikeacandy/sweet?(unocualquierafromthebasket)
Ihaveanotherquestion–unaotra!=OTRA(consingular).Cf.“other”vaconpluralesycon
“otro/a”específico:Otherpeople/Otherstudentsare…;Theotherday…,Theothercandy.
OMISSIONOF“THE”
Withpluralswhenyouspeakingeneral:
PeoplefromNorwayareNorwegian&theyspeakNorwegian.-LagentedeNoruegaesnoruegay…
Ilovemovies/films.-Meencantaslaspelis
Doyoulikesandwiches?/sándwichis/-¿Tegustanlosbocadillos?
Childrenareyounghumanbeings–Losniñosylasniñassonpersonasjóvenes
Iloveorangetreesinspring,becausetheybloomandtheair/itsmellsbeautifully!
–Meencantanlosnaranjosenprimavera,porquefloreceny(elaire)huele¡demaravilla!
Orangesaremyfavo(u)rite/féi-ve-rit/fruit!
–Mifrutafavoritaeslasnaranjas/Lasnaranjassonmifrutafavorita
Withsportsyouplay(condeportesquesejuegan):
Iplayfootball/tennis/volleyball/golf/chess/badmington/tabletennis–Juegoal(a+el)fútbol…
Withcertainwords,whenyouusethemfortheirpurpose:
BED.Myteacherisinbed.Shehadanaccidentathome!Shehurtherknee!Cf.Youcanleave
yourcoatsonthebed.
SCHOOL.Mydaughter/sonisatschool.Cf.Wecanmeetattheschool.(We’renotgoingthereto
study.)
HOSPITAL.I’minhospital=I’millandI’mgettingtreatment.Cf.I’minthehospital=I’minthis
building,visitingsomeoneorwhatever,notgettingtreatment.
USE“THE”
Withsomecountries:
1. TheUK–TheUnitedKingdom;butBritain
2. TheUSA–TheUnitedStates(ofAmerica)
3. TheNetherlands–PeopleintheNetherlandsareDutchandtheyspeakDutch,buttheyare
verygoodatmanyotherlanguagesbecausetheywatchTVinoriginalversion/vérshon/and
withoutsubtitles/sábtitls/!
Withsomethingspecificyouwanttopointat(metaphoricallyspeaking!):
Theotherday–elotrodía/dioderdei/;Toffeeorlemon?I’dlikethetoffeecandy,please.
Withaninstrument(thesameasinSpanish):
Doyouplaythepiano?No,Idon’t,butIplaytheguitar.–¿Tocaselpiano?No,perotocolaguitarra.
Thingssaiddifferently
POSSESSIVEADJ.insteadof“the”.Ihavealaptop.MYlaptopisabitold.(ifyoucanpossessit,doso!)
DAYSOFTHEWEEK.Loslunes–ONMondays