[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/the/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [T](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/t/) / the # the article (definite) «the» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. The points to a thing you already know about or that has been named. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/the/#m1) 2. The is used when there is only one of something: the sun, the sky, the world. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/the/#m2) 3. The is used before some names of groups, rivers, oceans and places: the Pacific, the USA. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/the/#m3) 4. The before «more … the more» shows two things grow together: «the more you read, the better you get». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/the/#m4) 5. (casual) «The» is often dropped in quick talk and texts: «bus is late», «kids are fine»; «da» or «teh» are typos or slang spellings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/the/#m5) 6. (formal) Exams pile up «the» in long phrases: «the aggregate of the quantities», «the remainder of the sum». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/the/#m6) ### In the lessons marks things already known: the table, the board; it shows the problem is talking about the same thing as before; phrases: «the first», «the rest», «the same», «the whole», «the most»; in casual talk «the» goes missing («bus at 8:40», «nan's coming»), or sounds «th'»; in rough talk «the bloody bus»; in the exam voice «the aforementioned», «the said quantity», «the remainder» ### Examples - On the board: cups = 1. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/the/#x1) - The apples are on the table. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/the/#x2) - How many cards does the boy have now? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/the/#x3) - The sun is a star. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/the/#x4) - She is the tallest girl in the class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/the/#x5) - We swam in the Atlantic Ocean. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/the/#x6) - The rest of the cookies are in the jar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/the/#x7) - The more you practise, the faster you get. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/the/#x8) - bus at 8:40, its 8:25 now, how long (no «the» in a text). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/the/#x9) - The bloody dog ate the last 2 sausages. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/the/#x10) - The aforementioned crates contain 12 bottles each. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/the/#x11) - Determine the remainder when the sum is divided by 5. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/the/#x12) - "Who's there?" asked the old lady. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/the/#x13) ### Note Said «thuh» before a consonant sound and «thee» before a vowel sound (the apple). Use «a/an» for something new, «the» for something known: «I saw a dog. The dog barked.» Carries no operation clue; but «the» shows a thing already counted. In texts and quick talk «the» is often missing: the meaning stays the same. «the aforementioned» and «the said» point back to things already named. ## In Jewish tradition marks things already known: the table, the board; it shows the problem is talking about the same thing as before; phrases: «the first», «the rest», «the same», «the whole», «the most»; in casual talk «the» goes missing («bus at 8:40», «nan's coming»), or sounds «th'»; in rough talk «the bloody bus»; in the exam voice «the aforementioned», «the said quantity», «the remainder» ### Examples - And God called the firmament Heaven. (Torah GEN.1.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/the/#x1) - These are the generations of Noah. (Torah GEN.6.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/the/#x2) - These are the generations of Shem. (Torah GEN.11.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/the/#x3) - All the kings thirty and one. (Prophets JOS.12.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/the/#x4) - Is Saul also among the prophets?' (Prophets 1SA.10.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/the/#x5) - And the days were not expired; (Prophets 1SA.18.26, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/the/#x6) ### Note Said «thuh» before a consonant sound and «thee» before a vowel sound (the apple). Use «a/an» for something new, «the» for something known: «I saw a dog. The dog barked.» Carries no operation clue; but «the» shows a thing already counted. In texts and quick talk «the» is often missing: the meaning stays the same. «the aforementioned» and «the said» point back to things already named. ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «the» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/the/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«the» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/the.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «the» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/the/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«the» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/the.html) on Mova free.