LEARNit Dictionary

the

definite article
A1
1
A1
used to refer to somebody/something that has already been mentioned or is easily understood
آن, این, همان
2
A1
used to refer to somebody/something that is the only, normal or obvious one of their kind
آن, این, همان, همین
the Mona Lisa
the Nile
the Queen
What's the matter?
The phone rang.
I patted her on the back.
How's the baby?
3
A1
used when explaining which person or thing you mean
این, آن
the house at the end of the street
The people I met there were very friendly.
It was the best day of my life.
You're the third person to ask me that.
Friday the thirteenth
Alexander the Great
4
A1
used to refer to a thing in general rather than a particular example
این, تعریف کننده
He taught himself to play the violin.
The dolphin is an intelligent animal.
They placed the African elephant on their endangered list.
I heard it on the radio.
I'm usually out during the day.
5
A1
used with adjectives to refer to a thing or a group of people described by the adjective
این, آن
With him, you should always expect the unexpected.
the unemployed
the French
6
A1
used before the plural of somebody’s last name to refer to a whole family or a married couple
خانواده, زوج, زن و شوهر
Don't forget to invite the Jordans.
7
A1
used with a unit of measurement to mean ‘every’
هر, به ازای, برای هر, به هر
My car does forty miles to the gallon.
You get paid by the hour.
8
enough of something for a particular purpose
این مقدار
I wanted it but I didn't have the money.
9
used with a unit of time to mean ‘the present’
همین, کنونی
Why not have the dish of the day?
She's flavour of the month with him.
10
used, stressing the, to show that the person or thing referred to is famous or important
آن
Sheryl Crow? Not the Sheryl Crow?
At that time London was the place to be.