CAND PUNEM “THE”

SI CAND NU

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• cand stim ceva despre substantiv

• cand substantivul a fost mentionat
anterior in conversatie

The book with a black cover is borrowed from the

library.
I bought an apple and an orange. The orange was
sour.

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• cand vorbim despre lucruri in

general

_ Life is tough sometimes.

_ Football is boring.
_ Dogs bark.

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in fata unui substantiv la singular care

defineste de fapt o colectivitate.

The dog can be very loyal.

The man is a social being.

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 in fata numelor de persoane

He loves _Jenny.

 Exceptie: numele proprii la plural (care

desemneaza o familie) si a numelor precedate de
un adjectiv.

We are having lunch with the Simpsons.

The famous Nietzsche died insane.
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• In fata numelor de ape

I don’t like spending my holidays at the Black Sea, but

I like the Atlantic.
The Olt river flows into the Danube.

Exceptie: lacurile

A well known holiday destination is _ Lake Balaton.

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• In fata numelor de lanturi muntoase si a

numelor de munti la plural(cu cateva
exceptii irelevante)

He usually goes skiing in the Alps.

• Exceptie: varfurile

The world’s highest mountain above the sea level

is _ Mount Everest.

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 In fata numelor de orase, tari, continente

(cu singura exceptie the Hague)

I’d like to visit any city in _Europe, especially _London.

Exceptie: tari cu denumire la plural sau a celor ce contin

“republic”, “state”, “union”.

 the United States of America

 the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
 the Philippines, the Netherlands
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 In fata grupurilor de insule

the Maldives; the Bahamas; the Canary Islands

Exceptie: insulele singure

_ Sardinia

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 In fata celor mai multe nume de

hoteluri.

the Hilton; the Plaza; the Ritz

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 In fata numelor de deșerturi

the Sahara; the Gobi; the Atacama

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 In fata majoritatii numelor de muzee,

galerii de arta, cinematografe, teatre

the British Museum; the Globe;

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 In fata substantivelor precedate de

prepozitie

on the table; under the bed, near the

supermarket, between the houses, to the
dentist

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 Exista anumite substantive (bed, school, church, prison,

hospital) care, desi sunt precedate de articol, nu au in
fata “the”, atunci cand sunt mentionate ca avand scopul
pentru care au fost concepute.

I go to _bed at about 11 p.m.

Your socks are under the bed.
She goes to _church every Sunday.
She visited the church turned into a historical monument.
Children and teachers go to _school in the morning.
He is going to the school to meet somebody.
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