the
/ðə; ði; ðiː/definite article
उच्चारण द
विशिष्ट (निश्चयवाचक उपपद)
Basic word
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used to refer to somebody or something that has already been mentioned or is easily understood; used when there is only one of something; used with superlatives and ordinal numbers; used with the names of rivers, oceans, mountain ranges, groups of islands; used with an adjective to refer to a group of people
विशिष्ट (निश्चयवाचक उपपद)
- the book I gave you
- the sun
- the best student
+ 5 more examples
- the Ganga
- the poor
- The teacher closed the door and began the lesson.
- Please pass me the salt.
- The Himalayas are the highest mountains in the world.
§Grammar and usage
Grammar, asked very often (use the): before unique things (the sun, the moon, the earth, the sky), superlatives (the best, the tallest), ordinal numbers (the first, the second), rivers, seas, oceans, canals and deserts (the Ganga, the Indian Ocean, the Thar), mountain ranges and groups of islands (the Himalayas, the Andamans), holy books (the Ramayana, the Gita), newspapers (the Hindu), musical instruments (play the sitar), adjectives used as nouns (the rich, the poor, the blind) and comparatives in 'the more, the better'.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है (the लगाएँ): अद्वितीय चीज़ों (the sun, the moon, the earth, the sky), superlatives (the best, the tallest), क्रमवाचक संख्याओं (the first, the second), नदियों, समुद्रों, महासागरों, नहरों और मरुस्थलों (the Ganga, the Indian Ocean, the Thar), पर्वत शृंखलाओं और द्वीप-समूहों (the Himalayas, the Andamans), धार्मिक ग्रंथों (the Ramayana, the Gita), अख़बारों (the Hindu), वाद्ययंत्रों (play the sitar), noun के रूप में प्रयुक्त adjectives (the rich, the poor, the blind) और 'the more, the better' में comparatives से पहले।
Grammar (no the): before names of people, cities, countries (India; but the USA, the UK, the Netherlands), single mountains (Mount Everest), languages (Hindi), meals (breakfast), games (cricket), and 'go to school, church, bed, hospital' when used for their main purpose.
Grammar (the नहीं): व्यक्तियों, शहरों, देशों के नामों (India; पर the USA, the UK, the Netherlands), अकेले पर्वतों (Mount Everest), भाषाओं (Hindi), भोजनों (breakfast), खेलों (cricket) और मुख्य उद्देश्य के लिए 'go to school, church, bed, hospital' से पहले।
/ðə/ before consonant sounds and /ði/ before vowel sounds ('the apple').
व्यंजन-ध्वनि से पहले /ðə/ और स्वर-ध्वनि से पहले /ði/ ('the apple')।