Chapter 4

Use of Articles (A, An, The)

A/An dk v/kZ ‘,d’ gksrk gSA bldk iz;ksx Singular countable noun ds igys
gksrk gSA
• Use of An- ftl ’kCn dk mPpkj.k vowel sound ls ’kq: gksrk gSA ml ’kCn
ds igys ‘an’ dk
iz;ksx djrs gSaA
vowel sound- v] vk] b] bZ] m] m] ,] ,s] vks] vkS]
e.g.-
An Egg (,x )
An Orange (vkWjsat )
An Umbrella (vEczsyk )
An Army (vkehZ )
An Inkpot (badikWV )
An Hour (vkWoj )
An Honest (vkWusLV )
An M.L.A. (,e-,y-,-)
An M.A. (,e-,-)
An L.L.B. (,y-,y-ch-)

• Use of A- ftl ’kCn dk mPpkj.k consonant sound ls ’kq: gksrk gSA ml

’kCn ds igys ‘a’ dk
iz;ksx djrs gSaA
consonant sound- d] [k----------------------- KA
e.g.-
A Boy (ckW; )
A Man (eSu )
A University (;wfuoflZVh )
A Union (;wfuvu )
A One eyed man (ou vkbM eSu )

Use of The:
• fdlh [kkl in] oLrq] tkuoj] vkfn ds igys ‘the’ dk iz;ksx gksrk gSA
e.g.-
The Principal,The Manager ‘the’
TheBook, The Blackboard
TheCow,The Dog

• The dk iz;ksx mu oLrqvksa ds fy;s djrs gSa tks nqfu;k esa vdsyh
gksrh gSA

The Moon, The Earth, The Sky, The Sun ....etc.

 • The dk iz;ksx book ;k musical instrument ds uke ds igys gksrk gSA
e.g.-
The Ramayan, The Gita, The Bible, The Quran.
The Harmonium, The Guitar, The Flute.
• The dk iz;ksx Superlative degree ds igys gksrk gSA
e.g.-
The fattest boy, The oldest man etc.

• The dk iz;ksx dqN adjective ds igys gksrk gS ftlls ml iwjs leqnk; dk

cks?k gksrk gSA
e.g.-
The Rich (?kuh yksx)
The Poor (xjhc yksx)
The Sick (chekj yksx)

• The dk iz;ksx ufn;ksa] leqnzksa] egklkxjksa] [kkfM+++;ksa]

ioZrJa[kykvksa] vkfn ds ukeksa ds igys djrs gSaA
e.g.- The Ganga, The Red Sea, The Indian Ocean, The Bay Of Bengal, The
Himalaya e.t.c.

• ;fn okD; esa noun + of + the + noun gks rks izFke noun ds igys the dk
iz;ksx djrs gSaA tc fdlh dk iz;ksx loZizFke fd;k tkrk gS rks ;k dk i
z;ksx djrs gSa ijUrq tc ogh fQj ls vkrk gS rks mlds igys dk iz;ksx
djrs gSaA
e.g.-
The page of this book.( bl iqLrd dk ist)
The milk of the cow.( xk; dk nw?k )

• tc fdlh countable noun dk iz;ksx loZizFke fd;k tkrk gS rks A/An dk

iz;ksx djrs gSa ijUrq tc ogh noun fQj ls vkrk gS rks mlds igys the dk
iz;ksx djrs gSaA ds ckn
e.g.-
This is a pen, the pen is old.
(;g dye gS] dye iqjkuh gSA )

• All, Both, Such, Double, Half ds ckn article dk iz;ksx djrs gSaA
e.g.-
All the boys are here.
Both the girls are beautiful.
I want such a pen.

• With/Without ds ckn singular countable noun gS rks mlds igys

A/An dk iz;ksx djrs gSaA
e.g.-
He came with a bag.
He came without an umbrella.

• Parts of the body, Religions, Armed forces, Political parties,

Physical position, Government, Historical period, Incidents, Empire, Aeroplane,
Train, Ship vkfn ds uke ds igys the dk iz;ksx djrs gSaA
e.g.-
He was wounded in the leg.
The Hindus, The Sikh
The Army, The Police
The Congress Party
The Back, The Bottom,The Centre
The Judiciary,The Legislative
The Rotary Club,The United Nation
The Punjab Mail, The Vikrant e.t.c.
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