Use of Articles
>Articles āĻŽā§āϞāϤ Noun, Pronoun āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻŦāϏ⧠āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻāϤāĻž, āĻ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻāϤāĻž āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻ āĻāĻāϰāĻŖā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻĻā§āϰ Determiner āĻŦāĻž Adjective āĻŦāϞāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ āϝā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻāĨ¤
>Articles āĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύāϤ āĻĻā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰ⧠āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Indefinite Articles: A, An-āĻāϰāĻž Indefinite Article. (āĻāϰāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ, āĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāĻā§ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻāϰ⧠āύāĻž)
Definite Articles: The āĻšāϞ Definite Article (āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ, āĻŦāϏā§āϤ⧠āĻŦāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāĻā§ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϤ⧠āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āύāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§)
Case | Article | Example |
| Consonant sound āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž words āĻā§āώā§āϤā§āϰ⧠āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻāϤāĻž āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻĒāύ | a | A sample, A basketball. |
| Vowel sound āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž words āĻāϰ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§āϰ⧠āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻāϤāĻž āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻĒāύ⧠| an | An heir, An honest man. |
| āĻā§āύ⧠general statement āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻ āĻĨāĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠subject āĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ⧠mention āĻāϰāϤ⧠| an | A car is mandatory. |
| āĻāĻžāϰ⧠āϏā§āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻŦ,āĻāϰāĻŋāϤā§āϰ āĻŦāĻž āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāώā§āĻā§āϝ (Nature, feature) āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϤā§āĨ¤ | an | This is a nice collection of perfumes. |
| āĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒā§āĻļāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϤ⧠| an | Neha is a dentist. |
| āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻā§āύ⧠noun āĻāϰ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāώā§āĻā§āϝ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠singular common noun āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§ | an | A novelist can write his words in a detailed descriptive way. |
| āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ Singular countable noun āĻāϰ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§āϰ⧠āĻ āĻĨāĻŦāĻž āĻ āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻāϰāϤ⧠| a/an | A bicycle is helpful to maintain good health. |
| āĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻŽāĻžāύāĻŋāϤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϤ⧠Mrs/ Mr/Miss āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āύ⧠noun āĻāϰ āĻāĻā§ | a/an | A Mr. Shahib has come to meet the chairman. |
| āĻ āϰāĻāĻŽ āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻŽāϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻ āϰā§āĻĨ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰāϤ⧠| a/an | He is a Lalon I see. |
| Disguised preposition āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§,āĻ āϰā§āĻĨāĻžā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝ⧠preposition āĻāϰ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāϤ⧠| a/an | I go a walking every morning. |
| āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ Phrase ( In a hurry ,In a body,In a fix,In a temper,To take an interest) āĻāϰ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§āϰ⧠| a/an | Tell about the event in a nutshell. |
| āϝāĻāύ āϤā§āϞāύāĻž āύāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋā§ā§ superlative 'most' āĻā§āύ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ āĻ āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āύā§āϰ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžā§ (very āĻ āϰā§āĻĨā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§) āϏ⧠āĻā§āώā§āϤā§āϰ⧠| a/an | I saw a most (very) enjoying movie. |
| few, little, lot of, good deal, good many, great many āĻāϤā§āϝāĻžāĻĻāĻŋāϰ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§āϰ⧠| a | A few crops grow on this filed. |
>>>āĻŽāύ⧠āϰāĻžāĻāĻŦā§āύâĻ
āĻāĻ Word āĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻāĻā§ article āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻāϞā§āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ⧠āĻ āϤā§āϝāύā§āϤ āϏāĻšāĻ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
āĻāĻ word āĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§ āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ consonant sound (āĻš, āĻāĻ, āϝ) āĻāϏ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦā§ Indefinite article- (a) āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§āĨ¤
European, Universal, Eucalyptus, Uniform, Eulogy, Union, Euphemism, Hall, University, Heavy, House, Home.
>>>āĻāĻ word āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§ āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ Vowel sound (āĻ ā§āϝāĻž āĻ) āĻāϏ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦā§ Indefinite article (an) āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻšā§āĨ¤
Hour, Heir, Herbal, Understanding, Honor, Uncle, Umbrella, Unnatural
Definite Article āĻāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ
Case | Example |
| āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻāĻž/āĻŦāϏā§āϤā§/āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϤ⧠| Have you ever visited the Haors of Netrakona? |
| āĻāĻāĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϤ⧠(Similar, Same) āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦā§ | I want the same helmet. |
| āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻā§āύ Noun āĻāϞā§āϞā§āĻ āĻāϰāϞ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦā§ | The resort has a beautiful garden. Let's go to the garden. |
| āϏāĻŽāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϤāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϤ⧠Singular Common Noun āĻāϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦā§ | The cat is a very gentle animal. |
| āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āϤāĻŋāϤ⧠āϝāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰ āĻāĻā§ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦā§ | The world. The universe, The earth, The Sun,The Moon, The Sky |
āϏāĻŋāύā§āĻŽāĻž āĻšāϞ, āĻā§āϞāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻļāύ āϏā§āĻ, āĻĨāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻžāϰ, āϰā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ āĻāϰ [āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻā§āϞāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻļāύ āĻāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϤ⧠the āĻŦāϏ⧠āύāĻžāĨ¤ I saw the news on television.] | I was at the Sony Cinema yesterday. |
| āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āύāĻžāĻŽ (East, West, North, South) āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϤ⧠| Go to the North. |
| āĻāĻžāώāĻžāϰ āύāĻžāĻŽ/āĻāĻžāϤā§āϝāĻŧāϤāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āϏ⧠āĻāĻžāϤāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻāϞ āϞā§āĻāĻāύāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϤ⧠| The English are a great nation. |
| Adjective āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ āĻā§āύāĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻļā§āϰā§āĻŖā§āϰ āϏāĻāϞāĻā§ āĻāĻāϤā§āϰ⧠āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļ āĻāϰāϞ⧠| The poor are not responsible for their miserable life. |
| Common Noun āϝāĻāύ Abstract Idea āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻĻā§āώ ,āĻā§āύā§āϰ āύāĻžāĻŽ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžā§ | The mother rose in Shahida. |
| āĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§āϝāϝāύā§āϤā§āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāύ⧠āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϤ⧠The | I can play the flute. |
| āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§āϝāϝāύā§āϤā§āϰ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϤ⧠a/an | I have a flute. |
| āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āϰā§āĻ āϝā§āĻŽāύāĻ The gout (āĻā§āĻāĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϤ), the measles (āĻšāĻžāĻŽ), the rums (āĻāϰā§āĻŖāĻžāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻā§ āϰā§āĻāĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ) āĻāϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦā§âĸ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āϰā§āĻā§āϰ āύāĻžāĻŽā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŦā§ the āĻŦāϏ⧠āύāĻžāĨ¤ | I don't what the effects of the measles are. |
Conventional and Unconventional Uses of "The
Use 'The | Don't Use The" |
Oceans, rivers, seas, gulfs, plural lakes the Red Sea, the Atlantic Ocean, the Persian | Singular Lake Lake Geneva, Lake Baikal, Lake Eric |
Mountains the Rocky Mountains, the Andes | Mounts Mount Vesuvius, Mount McKinley |
Earth, Moon the earth, the moon | Planet, Constellations Venus, Mars, Earth Orion |
schools, colleges, universities when the phrase begins with school the University of Dhaka, the College of Livestock and Animal Sciences. | Schools, Colleges, Universities when the Phrase begins with a proper noun Jahangirnagar University, Santa Fe Community College, Cooper's Art School. |
Ordinal numbers before nouns the First World War, the Third chapter | Cardinal Numbers after Nouns World War One, Chapter three |
Plural word country names (Except Great Britain) The United States of America. The United Kingdom. The Central African Republic | Countries Preceded by 'New' or Adjectives as direction (East, West, North, South) New Zealand, South Africa, North Korea Countries with Only One Word Bangladesh, India, Sweden, Venezuela Continents Europe, Africa, South America States Florida, Ohio, California |
Historical documents the Constitution, the Magna Carta Historical Speech The Gettysburg Address. The 7th March Address Ethnic Group the Indians, the Garos, the Marmas Wars the Crimean War, the Korean War | Sports Baseball, Cricket Abstract Nouns Freedom, Happiness, Kindness General Areas of Subject-matter Mathematics, Sociology Holidays Christmas, Thanksgiving, Ramadan. |
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