Question

The definite article ( the )
I want full explanation where we use when we use....

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Answer 1

article (The) is used before the particular thing or it is also used in names of an individual.

Answer 2

we use the before countable nouns (singular as well as plural) and uncountable nouns in order to specify a person place or thing.

* The man standing there looks familiar.
* she bought a book for you. The book is a novel

we use the before :-

* and now becoming particular or definite by being mentioned for the second time as

There was a tree in our field the tree was a mango tree

* a noun become particular by reason of its position or locality as

Suman is in the lawn. ( the law of her house )

* a Now made definite by a phrase or clause as

The girl in black dress is my sister.

* a singular noun referring to a particular group or a class as

The long is a beast of prey

* the names of rivers, religious books, banks and certain buildings as

the beas, the Atlantic,the Vedas, the Gita, the Punjab National Bank, the Red Fort

*the names of newspaper and magazines

the Express, The Hindu, The Tribune, the Times of India

* the superlatives as

He is the cleverest person in the department.

* the names of countries in plural as,

the United Kingdom, the United State of America, the Netherlands

* in such expressions as

by the little, by the dozen, both the sisters .