Definite artical : 관사

Definite artical : The(1.162~181)

  'The' is the commonest specific determiner(한정사); it's sometimes called the definite artical. Because 'the' is the commonest specific determiner, you can put 'the' in front of any common noun.

ex.) She dropped the can into the grass.
       The girls were not in the house.


Pronouncing 'the'
 In these examples, the use of 'the can' means that a can has already been mentioned;'the grass' is probably definite because it has already been stated that 'she' is outside, and the presence of grass may also have been stated or is presumed; 'the girls', like 'the can' must have been mentioned before, and 'the house' means the one where the girls were staying at the time.
 'The' always has the same spelling, but it has three different prounciations

  -When the following word begins with a consonant sound /ðə/
  -When the following word begins with a vowel sound /ði/
  -When it is emphasized /ðiː/

'The' with a noun
 You can use a nound group consisting just of 'the' and a nound when you are referring to a specific person or thing, or to a specific group of people or things, and you know that the person you are talking or writing to will understand which person, thingk, or group you are referring to

ex.) The expedition sailed out into the Pacific
       We are going to miss you in the university
       He stopped the car in front of the bakery


Nouns referring to one thing only
 Some nouns are normally used withe 'the' because they refer to only one person, thing, or group. some of these are spcific names or proper nouns, for example titles such as 'the Pope', unique things such as 'the Bastille', and place names such as 'the Atlantic'
 Some are singular nouns, that is they refer to something of which there is only one in the world, such as 'the ground', or 'the moon'.


Specific places and organizations
 Other nouns are used to refer to just one person, thing, or group in a particular place or organization. so that if you are talking about that place or organization or talking to someone in it, you can use just 'the' and the noun.

 For example, if there is only one station in a town, the people who live in the town will talki about 'the station'. Similarly, people living in Britain talk to each other about 'the economy', meaning 'the british economy', and people working for the same organization might talk about 'the boss', 'the union', or 'the canteen' without needing to specify the organization.


Generalizing
 Another group of nous which can be used withe just 'the' are nouns which are normally count nous but which are used in the sigular to refer to something more general.

 for example, you can use 'the theater' or 'the stage' to refer to all entertainment performed in theatres. Similaly, 'the screen' refers to films in general, and 'the law' refers to the system of laws in a country.

ex.) For him, the stage was just a way o fearning a living

 Some nouns which normally refer to an individual thing or perosn can be used in the singular with 'the' to refer generally to a system or sevice in a particular place. for example, you can use 'the bus' to refer to a bus service and 'the phone'to refer to a telephone system.

ex.) We rang for the ambulance.

 Nouns referring to musical instruments can be used in the singular with 'the' when you are talking about someone's ability to play a particular kind of instrument.


Emphasizing 'the'
'The' is often used in front of a noun to indicate that someone or something is the best of its kind.

 ex.) But you must come with us. It's the club to go to.

You can also use 'the' in front of a peron's name to indicate that you are referring to the most famous person with that name.

ex.) You actually met the George Harrison?

You use 'the' with 'other' to refer to the second of two things , when you ahve just mentioned one of them.