Curs engleza: articolele - a, an si the

A. Forma - in engleza articolele au doua forme: nehotarat A sau AN si hotarat THE. Articolele sunt invariabile si nu au gen. 1.A se foloseste in fata cuvinteleor cu sunet consonantic, chiar daca prima litera e o vocala. AN se foloseste in fata cuvintelor care incep cu vocalasau h mut. Ambele se pot folosi numai cu substantive numarabile (countable) la singular:

a dog            a computer
a woman        a university (sunet consonantic)
a house        an hour (h mut)
a building         a European (sunet consonantic)
an orange        an actor
an idea            an organization

2.THE se foloseste in fata oricarui substantiv numarabil (countable) sau nenumarabil (uncountable), atat la singular cat si la plural:
the dog        the dogs
the computer        the computers
the atmosphere    the universities
the house        the oil
the eggs        the infomation

B. Utilizare – A sau AN.

1.inaintea unui substantiv pentru a ne referi la ceva sau cineva pentru prima data:
I’ve received a postcard from a friend of mine in the US.
After months of searching, my brother found a job.
The Jacksons live in a bungalow.

2.pentru a exprima ce este ceva sau cineva, inclusiv slujbe sau profesii:
My neighbour is a sociologist and his wife is an architect.
Jenny doesn’t eat meat; she’s a vegetarian.
There is a man at the door who says he is a detective.
That was a kind thing to say.