the first time something is mentioned, with a/an ( I saw a lion yesterday.), before singular nouns, with "a/an" (There's a library in the town.), before job titles (in general), with a/an (I'm an engineer.), to talk about things or people in general, no article (Dogs are friendly animals.), before plural nouns, no "article" (I'm taking four classes this term.), before most cities, countries and continents, no Article (I live in Germany.), to talk about something that has already been mentioned or information that the speaker and the listener already know, with with The (I saw a lion. The lion was sleeping.), to talk about something when there is only one (eg. moon, sun), with "the" (I looked at the moon.), before some plural place names, with the (the United Kingdom), before seas/oceans/rivers, with The (the Ayeyarwaddy river), before the names of some areas, With the (The north part of Myanmar), in some phrases with prepositions, with "the" (in the morning), with superlatives, with the (She is the tallest.).

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