Before what words is the article Ae. Rules for the use of a certain and indefinite article

That is the absence of articles. In this article, we will consider an indefinite article A \\ An in English.

Article A or AN?

Uncertain article has two forms: a and an. The rule of their use is very simple.

Article in uniform "A" Used before consonant sound: a BOOT, A TIE, A LOCK, A HOUSE, A CAR, A JOB.
Article in uniform "AN" Used before vowels: an Apple, An Iron, An Oven, An Error.

Even if the word begins on a consonant letter, but begins with a vowel sound, "AN" is used. To these cases belong:

Non-crisp h. At the beginning of the word: an Hour. [ən. Aʊʊ] an Honour. [ən ɒnə].
Some abbreviations that are read by separate letters: an FBI Agent. [ən ɛf BIː Aɪ Eɪʤɪʤnt].

Uncertain article A \\ An in English - the basic rule

If you reduce the rules to the main common, it will be so.

General rule: Uncertain article is used, not a specific, but some kind of The subject (because it is called uncertain). In Russian, we would instead of it could say "some kind of", "some", "some", "one".

By the way, the A \\ An article originated from the word one (one) - knowing it, it is not difficult to understand its meaning and use. Consider examples.

I Need. a Shovel.. - I need (some) shovel.

I'd Like To Buy a Ticket.. - I would like to buy (one, some) ticket.

Compare if you replace A \\ An on a certain article The meaning will change:

I Need. the Shovel.. - I need (this defined) shovel.

I'd Like To Buy the Ticket.. - I would like to buy (that particular) ticket.

The rules for the use of article A (AN) in English

Consider more specific rules. So, the A / An article is used when:

1. I mean any, no matter what representative of the class of objects or persons.

A Baby. Can Do That. - Baby (any) can do it.

A Triangle. Has Three sided. - Triangle (any) three sides.

Article does not have to be directly before, between them can be denoting a sign of the noun.

I Need. a Cheap Ball Pen. - I need (some) cheap ballpoint pen.

I WANT TO BUY A Good Hockey Stick. - I want to buy (some) a good hockey stick.

Please note that if in the same case to put a certain article They, the meaning will change much, for example:

I WANT TO BUY the Hockey Stick.. - I want to buy (defined) the key.

2. Noun calls, who or what is the subject or face.

Most often this is a profession, if we are talking about a person, or the name of the subject (class of objects), if something inanatible. In this case, the article is difficult to "translate" into Russian. It should be understood that the noun denotes the subject \\ face as a whole, not as a separate copy, but as a generalizing concept.

I am. a doctor. - I am a doctor.

He is aN.experienced graphicdesigner.. - He is an experienced graphic designer.

This is. a Snowboard.. - This is a snowboard.

If you use the, it will not be about the class of objects in general, but about a specific representative:

Hi Is. the Experienced Designer.. - He (the same) experienced designer.

3. We are talking about one subject or face.

That is, literally about the subject in the amount of one thing. Here the A \\ An article means almost the same as ONE.

I'd Like a Cup Of Hot Chocolate. - I would like (one) cup of hot chocolate.

I Need. a day. to rest. - I need (one) day for rest.

With the Article The Speech, too, in general, will go about one subject, but about concrete. For example, not just about a cup of chocolate, but about the cup that you welded first, she has a pretty foam:

I'd Like The Cup of Hot Chocolate. - I would like (TU) a cup of hot chocolate.

4. We are talking about the subject or face, mentioned in a conversation for the first time ...

... And when we speak the second, third, tenth time, we use the ARTICLE THEM.

Here the use of articles is dictated by simple logic. Speaking about the subject for the first time, we usually talk about it as a "somehow", "somehow".

- You know, I Watched an Interesting Movie. Yesterday. - You know, I looked yesterday (some) an interesting movie.

Five minutes passed, we have already discussed the film along and across, and we are not talking about it some, and how about quite defined Film:

- Yeah, I Think, I'm Going to Rewatch the Movie! - Yes, I think I will recline (this) film.

In general, this rule is very easily broken. For example, I decided to intrigue the interlocutor and say to the gather that I watched not just some kind of movie, and the very film:

- You know, I Watched the Movie. Yesterday. - You know, I looked at the very film yesterday.

Or in this particular conversation, the subject may be mentioned for the first time, but both interlocutors understand perfectly what it is about.

MARY: HONEY, WHERE IS the Mirror.? - Dear, where is the mirror?

John: Your Mom's Present Is In The Bathroom, As Always. - Gift your mom in the bathroom, as usual.

5. In a number of sustainable expressions

Basically, they are associated with time and quantity:

in a day \\ week \\ month \\ year - every other day \\ week \\ year \\ year
In An Hour - An hour later
In a Half An Hour - after half an hour
a FEW - a few
A Little - a little
a lot (Great Deal) Of - Many

Undefined article A \\ An is often used in sustainable expressions like to have (to take) + noun, meaning some one time action:

To Have (Take) a look - take a look
To Have A Walk - stroll
To Have (Take) A Seat - Sit
to take a note - make a note, record

Notes:

Some expressions according to this scheme are used with zero articles, for example: to Have Fun - Have fun.
With a certain article The Words are used in most cases: The Future, The Past, The Present.
The names of the seasons are used with the or with zero article: IN (The) Winter, In (The) Summer, etc.

Uncertain article before adjective and pronoun

Articles (any) can be used before adjective. In this case, they serve as determinants not to adjective, of course, and to the noun, the sign of which denotes these adjectives:

She IS. a Nice Beautiful Girl. - She is a cute beautiful girl.
I Need. The Red Hat.. - I need a red hat.

Articles are not used in front of the noun if it is already determined by the attractive (My, Your, His, Her, etc.) or the index pronoun (this, these, that, those). The fact that if the subject it says that he "whose "That", it already means that the subject is concrete, defined - it makes the article A \\ An impossible, and the article is superfluous.

Wrong: I am Looking for a (The) My Dog.
Right: I Am Looking for My Dog.

Greetings, my dear readers.

I know that I usually start from the other, but today I have a task immediately for you. I want you to look at these suggestions and told me what the difference is here.

Tommy Sat Down ON a chair. While Waiting for His Turn. - Tomi sat on the chair while waiting for his turn.

Tommy Sat ON. the Chair. Nearest To The Door While Waiting For His Turn. - Tomi sat on the chair closest to the door while waiting for his turn.

You probably have already noticed that the difference in the very articles and sense that they carry them. And yes, my dear, today we are waiting for a fascinating journey, where the topic is important for us - articles in English. I will tell you the basic rules, ladies a lot of examples, both for children and for adults. And immediately give you links to and on the topic of articles.

What is it and what is it used for?

Let's define right away: article - This is what should always be in front of the noun. He, if we speak very roughly, determines the noun to us better understand what it is said.

What are they and what are they used with?

All of them are three: a, An and The.

And their use depends on what follows the noun. In English, nouns are two types:

Calculated - Those we can count. For example:

Pen -Look

Earring - Earring

Innumerable - those that we cannot count. For example:

Sugar - Sugar.

Water - Water

To understand when articles are used, we still need to remember that nouns are single number (Diamond - diamond) or multiple number (Diamonds - diamonds).

And now, so that you are absolutely understandable, so you table With examples, where you can clearly see where and with what they are used.

Brother "A"

This artist is also not at all proud name " uncertain » ( ). All because it is usually placed in front of the items that are much worldwide. And it is used only with nouns, which can be calculated, and even if they are in the singular. That is, if there is a lot of things, and you need to mention something one thing - it is necessary to use exactly this article. Let's figure out the examples:

This Morning I Bought a Magazine. - This morning I bought a magazine. (Not some specific magazine, but one of those that were in the store).

I HAD A SANDWICH FOR LUNCH. - I had a sandwich for lunch. (Some one sandwich).

My Sister Has Got A Job. - My sister got a job. (One of the existing works around the world).

By the way, the article "A" has a small modest brother who appears rather rarely - in front of words starting to vowels. This is "AN". His goal is the same, so do not be afraid - do not confuse.

I'Ve Got An Apple and An Orange With Me. -I have apple and orange with me.

Brother "The"

Artikl Thes, he is called name certain , Used when we know the subject of which will be discussed. Next to him, calculated and innumerable nouns in both the only and plural ( You can learn more about him).

In addition, it is very often used with geographic names and stable expressions that you just need to learn. But it is important to remember that everywhere, including in the names of places, there are exceptions that we will teach separately ( Come to learn about it).

ROSY DOESN'T FEEL WELL. SHE WENT TO THE DOCTOR. - Rosie feels bad. She went to the doctor. (To the doctor to whom she usually goes).

Did Molly Get The Job She Applied For? - Molly got a job to served an application? (It is the work that she filed an application).

When it is not at all?

Oh well, - You will say. - When these articles are used, we understood. But not always we use only them!

And here you will be right, because English has prepared us a small test and created such cases when the article is not needed at all. And such a phenomenon even got its name - zero Artict. Its use is mainly related to exceptions from previous rules. Or if in our speech are used own names (Tom, Mary, Ritha) or any concepts in general.

Apples Grow on the Trees. - Apples grow on trees. (In general, all apples as a view).

Tom Bough A Bike. - Tom bought a motorcycle. (Before the names of their own articles is not put).

There are also situations when it does not need to put anything before the noun. It happens after pronoun (My, Our, His, This, That, etc.).

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That is the absence of articles. Consider when Artikl Them is used, by the way, according to linguistic estimates, the most common words in English, although in a word, of course, it is difficult to call it.

How to use a certain article The main rule

Most of the rules for use of a certain article They comes down to the fact that the on the nouns denoting something concrete. The ARTICLE The Himself happened from the word that (this one) - knowing it, it is easier to understand how it is used.

This is. the Place. That We Were Talking ABOUT. - This is (that) the place we talked about.

You have the File. That I Need. - You have a document that I need.

Articlel here determines not, of course, and the noun, determined by this adjective. Article Thes need, because the excellent degree of a sign or face highlights it as unique:

This is. tHE MOST DELICIOUS ICE-CREAM in the world. - This is the most delicious ice cream in the world.

He is the Smartest Student. in the university. - He is the smartest student at the university.

5. Before the adjectives, implying the uniqueness of the subject.

These are words like sAME. (same), oNLY (only), lEFT \\ Right (left \\ right). Like adjectives in an excellent degree, they indicate the specificity of what we are talking about.

This is. the Only Way. Out. - This is the only way out.

Turn the Left Valve., Please. - Turn the right valve, please.

My Sister Had. the Same Problem.. - My sister had the same problem.

6. Before the ordinal numerical.

Ordinal - denoting number, not quantity. If the subject is the "first" or "twentieth", this implies its relative uniqueness (in the context of the conversation). It also concerns words like the Last. (last), the Previous. (Previous), which, in meaning, similar to ordinal numerical.

WHO WAS. the First. human. In the Space? - Who was the first person in space?

I am Reading. the Third. chapter. now. - I'm reading the third chapter now.

Let's Invite. the Previous. candidate. Again. - Let's invite the previous candidate again.

This is. the Last Warning. - This is the last warning.

7. Before the names of people when it comes to the family as a whole.

The surname is used in the plural, as in Russian.

I DON'T KNOW. the Allens., But The Seem to Be Nice People. - I do not know Allenov, but they look nice people.

The Petrovs. Moved Out on Monday. - Petrov gone on Monday.

8. Before in words PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE, WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER, AUTUMN (FALL).

These words are allocated separately, because in many expressions of time, an uncertain or zero article is used, for example: A Week Ago. (a week ago), oN MONDAY. - on Monday. Speaking about the past, future, present, we use the:

That is My Plan for the Future. - Here is my future plan.

Whatever Happened In. the Past., Stays in. the Past.. - What would not happen in the past, it will remain in the past.

Speaking about the years, we use the, if we mean, say, the autumn of a certain year. Speaking about the time of the year in general, we use zero or defined article:

I Moved to London in the Autumn. Of 2010. - I moved to London in the fall of 2010.
Poets Love. (The) Autumn. - Poets love autumn.

Note: the words aUTUMN. and fall mean "autumn", but aUTUMN. - This is a British version, fall - American.

9. Before some geographic names

- A fairly confusing topic, allocate the main cases:

Article Thesis is not needed before the names of countries from one word (Russia, Spain), but needed before names, including words like Federation, Kingdom, States: the Russian Federation, The Kingdom of Spain, The United Stated America.
The is also placed in front of the geographical names used in the plural: the Netherlands. (Netherlands), the Virgin Islands. (Virgin Islands), the Urals. (Ural Mountains).

Arctic Thefore Adjective and Pronomation

Any article, both the and a \\ an, can be used before adjective. The article at the same time determines the noun, the sign of which denotes this adjective:

This is. tHE NEW GUY. I Told You About. - This is the new guy I told you about.

Have a Nice Day.. - Have a nice day.

Neither the ARTICLE THE NEVER A \\ AN is not used before attractive (My, His, Your, etc.) or index (this, these, that, those) pronoun defining a noun - it itself speaks of belonging, and therefore concrete subjects.

Wrong:Where Is the My Car?
Right: Where is My Car?

There are 2 small words in English that manage to make a bunch of noise around themselves. The Slavic brain refuses to perceive them in principle, it is clear, there is nothing like that in Russian or Ukrainian. But the articles are ruled by the West: German, English and French can not be imagined without them. Let us remember the advertisement Volkswagen. Das Auto.

Honestly, I have difficulty starting this post. Usually I painted the table on the board, where I personally had everything clearly :))), in the way commenting on the written. Since in this format it is impossible, it is decided that at first I post everything in the form of presentation, and at the end - a small table summing up said.

So, articles are service words that report us: "Attention! Somewhere near the noun. " Of course, this is not the main function of articles, but in the world where the same word can perform at least 3 parts of speech, the thing is necessary.

How much do you know articles? Science is just 2, this a. and their. But grammatists also speak about zero Artikle, He's like Suslik, no one has seen him, but he is definitely.

1. Article "A" originated from the pronouns "One" and means: one, some, any of many, no matter what.

Article "The" is a reduction from the pronouns "that" and means: this particular, the one that.

Articles are usually not translated into Russian, but provide additional information about the conversation.

So that the foregoing is remembered, I propose an old but current anecdote.

In school for new Russians teach English. Teacher: - Listen, boys, if there is no article, it translates as "type", if there is a certain article, then it translates as "specifically"!

2. Article options.

Article "A" acquires the form "AN" if the word begins with a vowel sound. It is very important, not with a vowel letter, namely sound. Check.

a Unit (because the first sound [j] - consonant)

They in such situations is read as [Ði:] - Ziyia.

the Air, The Apple, The Apricot.

3. The formation of a plural number.

It happens that something is not one, but a lot. We remember that with nouns in the plural of article "A" is not used for quite adequate reasons, there can be no "one tables", "one fork", etc.

Thes may well accompany the noun into a variety. number.

3. Eating.

The most important and most importantly: "a", because in the shower it is still one, it is used only with the calculated nouns, that is, with those essentials, which can be calculated after 1, 2, 3 ... (of course, 2, 3 And more only meant).

Article "A" is used when we inform something for the first time.

This is a table.

"The" indicates us that it has already been discussed and knowing the speaker. The Table Is Made of Wood.

"A" is placed where there is a certain description:

This is a nice film. We Saw a Very Large Building.

"The" is used when refinement is underway, additional information about the subject, with the refinement standing after that word.

This Is The House I Live in. This Was The Man i DefiniteLty Knew Beore. The Girl, standing by The Window, Is My Sister.

This is a brief and basic information.

Zero Artict

Article is not used if there are already words, one way or another, it is already identifying.

* Some, Any, No, Each, Every

* (Whose) My, Your, His, Our, Their, Her, Its, Tom's, etc.

* This, That, These, Those

* (how much) 2, 3, 4 ... Many, Much, Few, Little

In the bulk of the articles not put in cases where it is about it in general, with innumerable nouns. (more details next time)

* Liquid: Water, Oil, Juice, Jam, Milk

* Loose: Sand, Sugar, Salt, Serials

* Cutting items: Marble, Chalk

* chemical elements

* Abstract concepts (mostly feelings and emotions): Love, Friendship, Grief

More information in more detail in the plate.

No Article.

Designation of the whole family by last name

tHE BONDS, THE IVANOVS

Names Own: names, cities and countries in most cases

Genry, Julia, Kyiv, Nikolaev

Nationality

the Russians, The Japanese

Languages \u200b\u200b(in combination of The + Language)

the English Language, The Ukrainian Language

Languages \u200b\u200bin a word

Spanish, swedish, russian

States involving some union

the United States, The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Countries that consist of one word

Ukraine, Germany, France, Spain

Elders, geographical names that have a form form. numbers

the Philippines, The Urals, The Alps,

Any reservoir, archipelagoes, mountain chains and deserts

The Black Sea, The Dnieper, The Black Sea, The Maldives, The Caucasus, The Sahara Desert

Separate waterfalls, lakes, mountains

Everest, Baikal, Victoria Falls

Side of Light

tHE SOUTH, THE MIDDLE EAST, THE NORTH

Continents

Europe, East Asia, South America

Unique space objects

the Earth, The Moon, The Sky, The Sun

Planet names, stars, constellations

Venus, Cancer. Mars.

Ordinals

tHE FIRST, THE Second World War, The Second Step

Cardinal numbers

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in addition to The One - in the meaning "only"

Musical instruments

tHE GUITAR, THE PIANO

Kinds of sports

tennis, Football, Cricket

Updated adjectives

the Poor, The Unemployed

The best

tHE BEST FILM, THE EASIEST TASK

Rules and features at least shovel Foot. If someone has the patience and the desire to keep it all in the head, write off.).

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PS. About how you can tilt and make a mistake.

We take the word glass.

Glass Is Very Transparent. In this case, we are talking about glass that it is very transparent, in general, in principle, any glass is its property.

We add Artictle "A". By this majynation, we get 1 glass, but one glass)). A Glass of Martini, for example.

By adding "The", we concluded The Glass, but what it is a glass or a glass, you need to look in meaning.

The same with the word Iron. Iron easily turns into the iron, if you add an article to it.

GRASS and HAIR mean a whole: grass as a canvas, cover; Hair - shock. A GRASS - - Trestrainka. A Hair - Hair, 1 piece.

In the lesson, I usually wrote 4 sentences and asked to explain what the difference between them. Visuality with an explanation looked something like this.

Water Boils AT 100 Degrees. (Generally water, in principle)

The Water. IS Very Cold Today. (Water in this river, it is today)

Give Me. Some water (Give me water, some, glass or bucket)

A. Very. cold Water. Returned Me to Life. (yes, artist but You can put if it is from the total mass to allocate a "piece" and give it distinctive features in the form of a description).

This will allow yourself to relax until the next post.

In this article we will touch on the topic "Articles" - One of the most "unloved" those of our students.

Many admit that, although they held this topic many times, they continue to put articles at random and can not systematize knowledge. Special complexity causes Artict the. Perhaps there is such a problem with you.

In preparing this article, we asked our students and subscribers to formulate issues related to the use of the ARTICLE THEM, for which they find it difficult to give an answer independently. I would like to note that questions were very similar, so we summarized them. And these questions are interested in learning:

What article to choose: a or there?
How to determine whether Article is needed with noun in a plural and with incarmed nouns?

If you, too, are not fully confident in the depths of your knowledge about the use of a certain article They and the previous experience of studying "on the textbook" turned out to be useless, this material will help you to systematize the existing knowledge and, perhaps, learn something new.

What article to choose a or there?

Let's remember a little out of theory. A (AN) - It, he points to an indefinite object, and emphasizes that the subject is one. Their - definite article (Definite Article)It is used when it is mentioned by something already known to the speaker.

Consider an example:

My Father Bough Me a Dog..
- Great! What Color Is. the Dog.?
- The Dog. is black. And My Mother Bough Me a Book.

In the first sentence used artikl A.Since the dog is mentioned for the first time and the interlocutor still does not know anything about it. In the future, used article TheSince both speaking has become clear what kind of dog is in question. In the last sentence of the word book Also used with uncertain article, as it is mentioned for the first time, the interlocutor has not yet determined what kind of book it is.

A few more examples:

Yesterday I Got. a letter.. The Letter. Was From My Friend. - Yesterday I received a letter. The letter was from my friend.

I am Reading. a newspaper. I Bought. the NewsPaper. From the NewsAgent. - I am reading a newspaper. I bought a newspaper in the seller of periodicals.

We remember the rule: If you are the calculated noun in the singular, then use a if this object is mentioned for the first time or it is uncertain, insignificant. The it is used if the subject has already been mentioned before and is known to the interlocutors.

Sometimes, despite the fact that something is mentioned for the first time, we can understand from the context, as we are talking about: when additional information is given about the subject, the explanation, or when it is clear from the situation itself. Consider examples with explanations:

I WAS AT. a Party. Yesterday. - I was at a party yesterday.
(This refers to some part of which we do not know anything else)

I WAS AT. theirparty Organized by My Friend. - I was at a party that my friend organized.
(We understand which party is a speech)

He Saw. a Woman. In The Corridor. - He saw a woman in the corridor.
(No additional information is given about the woman)

He Saw. the Woman. Who Lived Next Door To Him. - He saw a woman who lived next door.
(We understand what this woman is)

HE ENERED a Door.. - He entered the door.
(He entered one of the doors, we do not know which one).

HE ENERED the Door Nearest to the stairs. - He entered the door closest to the stairs.
(Clarifies which door)

In what cases is the article the article always?

Remember a number of cases in which the ARTICLE The is always used:

when something is mentioned, existing in one copy, something unique in its kind: the Sun, The Moon, The World, The Earth, The Capital, The Ground, The Environment, The Universe
with the names of groups of people expressed by adjectives: the Elderly, The Disabled, The Olderly, The Disabled, The Unemployed and others
with names that end on -Se. and -shh (-CH): the British, The Chinese, The Japanese. With other nationalities, Artikl Them may not be used: (The) Russians, (The) American
in combinations related to space: the End, The Beginning, The Middle, The Centre
in combinations related to time: in The Morning, In The Afternoon, In The Evening; The Next, The Last, The Past, The Future, The Past
c titles and positions: the King, The Quiteen, The Queen
with and adverbs in an excellent degree: the best, The Worst, The Most Beautiful
c, including dates: the First (of May), The Third (Of November), The Twntieth, The Thirty-First
in combinations like: The Something of: the Legs of the Table, The Topic of Our Lesson
with the names of musical instruments: tHE GUITAR, THE PIANO, THE CELLO
with word sAME.: The Same.
in many stable phrases and idiomatic expressions.

In which cases are used with nouns, denoting places?

Nouns denoting various places (not to be confused with geographic names!), Can be used both with the Article Thes and without. The use of articles directly depends on the context in which the noun is mentioned.

Consider an example. If someone fell ill, then he is in the hospital:

He is at hospital.

When we say, we do not mean a specific hospital, but we are talking about the hospital in general, as a place where patients are treated.

If a friend of our patient decided to spend him and came to the hospital, then it should be said about him:

He is at the Hospital..

He is not sick and should not lie in the hospital (in general the meaning of this word), he came to a certain hospital (in the one in which his friend lies), therefore, the Artikl Them.

One more example:

My Little Sister Goes to School. Today IT IS A SCHOOL CONCERT SO ALL OUR FAMILY WILL GO TO the School.

Children go to school in general to learn, therefore, speaking of students, article is not used. Other family members are not disciples. They will go to a specific school where their child learn to see the concert, respectively, before the word school We put an article.

The same wonders occur with the words of Prison, Church, University.

We remember the rule: If you mean some place generally (emphasizes his target purpose), Artict not used. When meaning specific institution or building, article Their Used.

As for other nouns denoting places, they are most often used with them: the Beach, The Station, The Countryside, The Countryside, The Countryside.

With the words of Cinema and Theatre Artict Thee used, even when the speaker does not mean a specific place:

We Go to the Cinema Every Weekend.
They Never Been To the Theater.

Why are Artictle with these words? The explanation is such that when we use them, then in the context it is clear that we mean, and the interlocutor understands what it is about. Consider examples of situations where it is clear from the very situation where we say about:

1. When, being in a room or apartment, we speak about its parts:

Switch on the Light! - Turn on the lights! (In this room, in the room where you are)

I Closed The Door and Opened the Window. - I closed the door and opened the window. (In the room where I was at that moment, in my room)

The Floor Was Clean. - Paul was clean. (Paul in the room in which I was.)

2. When we talk about the buildings of the city, if it is clear about what city there is a question:

Where Is the Railway Station? - Where is the railway station? (Station of this city. If in the city there are several stations, you will have to clarify which one you need. If you are nearby from the station, the interlocutor will understand that you ask about the nearest station)

THE CITY HALL IS VERY OLD. - The city city hall is very old. (In the city one mayor's office, respectively, your interlocutor will understand what is being spent)

The Market Was Crowded in the Morning. - The market was filled with in the morning. (Market of this city; the nearest market; the market for which speaking)

3. When mentioning organizations providing services, if it is clear from the context that it is speaking that means:

I need to go to the bank tomorrow. - I need to go to the bank tomorrow. (Bank, where I have an account; Nearest bank; bank, whose services I use)

Tom Went To The Post Office To Send a Letter. - Tom went to the mail to send a letter. (This refers to the nearest post office; the only thing in this city)

You shald go to the doctor. - You should go to the doctor. (To his doctor)

She is Seeing the dentist on Friday. - She goes to the reception to the dentist on Friday. (To his dentist).

Be careful, in some situations, of course, articles can be used. Most often, when the speaker does in mind: "Some", "one of many", "no matter what", "any":

How to determine whether Article is needed with innumerable nouns and nouns in the plural?

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