Članovi (Articles)

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Određeni (definite - the) the sun, the Republic of Serbia...

Neodređeni (indefinite - a/an) a table, an accident… an hour /ˈaʊə/

AN - kada reč počinje samoglasnikom/vokalom u IZGOVORU!

A i AN stoje ispred BROJIVIH reči u JEDNINI, a THE može ispred i jednine i množine.

This is a chair. These are chairs.

This is the chair. These are the chairs.

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Continents and regions: no article

America, Asia, Europe, Africa...

North Africa, South Asia, Siberia, Eastern Europe...

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ALI!

The Western Hemisphere, the Arctic, the Far East, the Middle East, the North
Pole, the South Pole
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Oceans, seas, gulfs, bays, lakes:

All water surfaces - article THE

The Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean, the Baltic Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, the
Bay of Bengal…

LAKES - NO ARTICLE

Lake Baikal, Lake Victora, Lake Ohrid…

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Rivers, straits, canals, currents, waterfalls:

Article THE

The Amazon, the Nile, the Thames, the Danube, the Sava…

The Strait of Gibraltar, the Bosphorus...

The English Channel, the Gulf Stream...

The Niagara Falls

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Islands: Peninsulas:

Single island - NO ARTICLE Article the

Greenland, Cyprus, Madagascar The Balkan peninsula, the Iberian

Group of islands - ARTICLE THE peninsula

The Bahamas, the Philippines, the Canaries

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Mountains:

Single mountain - NO ARTICLE:

Mount Etna, Kopaonik, Kilimanjaro… Mount Everest (peak)

Group of mountains - ARTICLE THE:

The Himalayas, the Rocky Mountains, the Caucasus Mountains, the Alps...
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Deserts - article the

The Sahara, the Kalahari, the Gobi…

Countries - depends!

Single country: no article Serbia, Germany, Russia, Egypt…

Group, federation: article the The United Kingdom, the United States, the

Russian Federation
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Cities, towns - no article

Belgrade, Amsterdam, New York, Madrid, London…

The only exception: the Hague!

Streets - it depends, but mostly no article

Main Street, Wall Street, Fifth Avenue, Broadway, Route 66, Highway 64

BUT! The Freedom Trail, the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Lincoln Highway… no
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Škole, univerziteti, koledži, akademije - in most cases no article

Lincoln Elementary School, Amherst College, Cambridge University, Oxford

University, Moscow State University, School of Electrical and Computer
Engineering of Applied Studies :)

BUT! The George Washington University, the Sorbonne, the John Hopkins
University, the University of California (always with of-phrases), the Royal
Academy, the U.S. Military Academy
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Holidays - no article:

Christmas, Thanksgiving, New Year’s Eve, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, Mother’s
Day, April Fools’ Day, Independence Day, Halloween…

BUT! The Fourth of July

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Languages - no article:

German, Italian, Russian, Korean, Serbian...

BUT! The English language, the Serbian language

For example:

Canada has two official languages, English and French. Diana knows English,
but she is not so familiar with the French language.
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Nations - it depends:

One person: an American, a Serbian, a Belgian, a Portuguese...

BUT! The English, the Brazilians, the Norwegians, the Irish…

ALSO Europeans, Africans, Italians…

Italians love espresso and gelato. In Switzerland, the Italians constitute 16,8%
of the population.
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Organisations - article the:

The United Nations, the Senate, the European Parliament, the Democratic Party,
the International Monetary Fund, the Rotary Club...

Companies, corporations - it depends:

Citibank, General Motors, Microsoft, Samsung, British Telecom, McDonald’s…

The Ford Motor Company, the Mitsubishi Manufacturing Company, the World
Bank, the Carnegie Corporation
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Parks - no article: Central Park

Gardens - article the: the Botanical Gardens

Squares - no article: Trafalgar Square, Times Square

Bridges - it depends: the Brooklyn Bridge, the Golden Gate Bridge, Tower Bridge, London Bridge

Airports - it depends: Heathrow Airport, Frankfurt International Airport, Nikola Tesla Airport, the JFK
International Airport, the Sheremetyevo International Airport
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Parks - no article: Central Park

Gardens - article the: the Botanical Gardens

Squares - no article: Trafalgar Square, Times Square

Bridges - it depends: the Brooklyn Bridge, the Golden Gate Bridge, Tower Bridge, London Bridge

Airports - it depends: Heathrow Airport, Frankfurt International Airport, Nikola Tesla Airport, the JFK
International Airport, the Sheremetyevo International Airport

Hotels - article the: the Hilton hotel, the Ritz, the Hilton, the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
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Newspapers, magazines - it depends:

Daily papers: article the

Weekly, monthly papers: no article

The New York Times, The Daily News, the Chicago Tribune…

Newsweek, Reader’s Digest, National Geographic, Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue

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Museums, galleries, monuments, cathedrals, palaces, sights, halls, centres, towers, theatres, libraries-

In most cases no article, with some exceptions:

The British Museum, the National Gallery, the Pyramids, the Colosseum, the Royal Albert Hall, the
Empire State Building, the Eiffel Tower, the Moscow Art Theatre…

BUT! Stonehenge, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Palace, Saint Peter’s Basilica, Westminster
Abbey, Rockefeller Centre, City Hall, Carnegie Hall, Epcot Centre
I to je zvanično to! :) … za sada.