Grammar: The articles

The articles
A Indefinite AN Definite THE Pay attention! a university an hour Notes 1) No article in: by bus, by train,.... to be at work to go to work to go into town on TV Singular When we hear a consonant. When we talk about something for the first time. Singular When we hear a vowel. When we talk about something for the first time. Singular, plural, uncountable When we have talked about something before. This is now old information. (e.g. the man) When we all know the thing we are talking about. Can I use a pen? There is a man in the classroom. Have you got an eraser? He is an Englishman.

The man is a teacher. Look at the moon and the stars.

a CD an SOS call

(met de bus, trein,...) (op het werk zijn) (naar het werk) (naar de stad) (op de televisie)

2) The indefinite article for professions: e.g. My father is a teacher. (Mijn vader is leraar) What do you do? Im a nurse. (Wat is je beroep? Ik ben verpleegster) 3) I have a headache Im on a diet (Ik heb hoofdpijn) (Ik ben op dieet)