Wiktionary http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page MediaWiki 1.16alpha case-sensitive Media Special Talk User User talk Wiktionary Wiktionary talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Appendix Appendix talk Concordance Concordance talk Index Index talk Rhymes Rhymes talk Transwiki Transwiki talk Wikisaurus Wikisaurus talk WT WT talk Citations Citations talk 762 6851890 2009-06-21T11:11:17Z Interwicket 46132 iwiki +[[:da:the]] {{wikipedia|The (disambiguation)}} {{also|thé|thè|thẻ|thê|thề|thể|thế|þe}} ==English== {{rank|-|-|-|1|the|of|and|to}} ===Alternative forms=== * [[ðe]] {{i|obsolete}} * [[þe]] {{i|obsolete}} * [[ye]] ===Etymology=== From {{etyl|ang}} [[demonstrative pronoun]] {{term|þe|lang=ang}}, a late variant of {{term|se|lang=ang}}, originally masculine nominative, but in Middle English superceding all previous {{etyl|ang}} forms ({{term|se|lang=ang}}, {{term|seo|sēo}}, {{term|þæt}}). ===Pronunciation=== * {{qualifier|stressed|prevocalic}} ** {{a|UK}} {{enPR|''th''ē}}, {{IPA|/ðiː/}}, {{SAMPA|/Di:/}} ** {{a|US}} {{enPR|''th''ē}}, {{IPA|/ði/}}, {{SAMPA|/Di/}} *: {{audio|en-us-the-stressed.ogg|Audio (US)}} *: {{rhymes|iː}} * {{qualifier|unstressed|preconsonantal}} *: {{enPR|''th''ə}}, {{IPA|/ðə/}}, {{SAMPA|/D@/}} {{italbrac|but see notes below}} *: {{audio|en-ca-the.ogg|Audio (CA)}} *: {{audio|en-us-the-unstressed.ogg|Audio (US)}} ===Article=== {{infl|en|article}} # [[definite|Definite]] [[w:grammatical article|grammatical article]] that implies necessarily that the entity it articulates is [[presuppose]]d; something already [[mention]]ed, or completely [[specify|specified]] later in the same sentence, or [[assume]]d already completely specified. Compare ''I’m reading '''a''' book'' with ''I’m reading '''the''' book''. #: '''''The''' street in front of your house.'' (But compare '''''a''' street in Paris'') #: '''''The''' men and women watched '''the''' man give '''the''' birdseed to '''the''' bird.'' # When stressed, indicates that the object in question is considered to be best or exclusively worthy of attention. #: ''That is '''the''' hospital to go to for heart surgery.'' # With a [[superlative]], it refers to the same thing which the superlative applies to. #: ''That apple pie was '''the''' best.'' # When before a body part, it can be an alternative to a [[possessive pronoun]]. #: ''A stone hit him on '''the''' head.'' ( = “A stone hit him on his head.”) # When before an adjectival noun, it indicates all persons within that grouping. #: ''Feed '''the''' hungry, clothe '''the''' naked, comfort '''the''' afflicted, and afflict '''the''' comfortable.'' # When before the name of a member of a class, it indicates all things in that class. #: '''''The''' cat is a solitary creature.'' ( = “All cats are solitary creatures.”) ====Quotations==== * {{seeCites}} ====Usage notes==== {{rel-top|Usage notes (pronunciation)}} The word ''the'' is pronounced /ðiː/ whenever it is pronounced as a distinct word, e.g.: * When it is used for emphasis (''This is ''the'' hospital for heart surgery.''). * When the speaker pauses between ''the'' and the next word (''the … sovereignty''). * In many but not all dialects, when the next word begins with a vowel sound (''the onion'') (compare with [[a]] vs. [[an]]). <!--no: this is not true: * When referred to as a word (''the word “the”''). --> The word is generally pronounced indistinctly as /ðə/ or merely /ð/ in other situations, such as when attached to a word beginning with a consonant sound. <!--well, ''thus'' and ''th' U.S.'' are different in many ways, neither really including a glottal stop — In dialects that do not pronounce ''the'' distinctly before a vowel, a glottal stop is generally inserted (e.g., ''the US'' in ''the US festival'' would still be pronounced differently from ''thus'' in ''thus festival seating should be outlawed'').--> {{rel-bottom}} {{rel-top|Usage notes (proper nouns)}} The word ''the'' precedes [[proper noun]]s in a number of cases, although most proper nouns use no article. There are always exceptions. See also [[Appendix:English proper nouns]] for more information. * '''Countries''' ** As a general rule, country names are not preceded by ''the''. There are a few exceptions, most of which are [[pluralise]]d: # [[The Netherlands]] # [[The Bahamas]] # [[The Solomon Islands]] # [[The Maldives]] # [[The Seychelles]] # [[The Yemen]] (''can also be used without an article) ** Names of countries containing specifications like '''kingdom''', '''republic''' etc are used with ''the'': # [[The United States]] # [[The United Kingdom]] # [[The United Arab Emirates]] # [[The Czech Republic]] * '''Place names''' ** Some place names use a definite article # All [[ocean]]s (The Atlantic Ocean, The Pacific Ocean) # All [[sea]]s (The Red Sea, The Bering Sea, The Caribbean Sea), and [[strait]]s (The Strait of Magellan, the Bering Strait, The Bosphorus) <!--and some bays with e.g. (The Bay of Biscay)--> # All [[river]]s (The Amazon, The Nile, The Mississippi, The Seine, The Yangtze), [[canal]]s (The Panama Canal, The Suez Canal) and [[delta]]s (The Nile Delta, The Orinoco Delta, The Colorado River Delta) # All [[art gallery|art galleries]] (The Tate, The Louvre, The Smithsonian American Art Museum), all [[museum]]s with the word ''museum'' in the name (The National Museum of Natural History, The British Museums) # Most English-language [[newspaper]]s (The New York Times, The Guardian, The Chronicle, The Wall Street Journal) {{rel-bottom}} {{rel-top|Usage notes (adjectives)}} * When used before an adjective, which is not followed by a noun, it may refer to a group of people for which the adjective is appropriate: ** the Scottish = Scots ** the rich = rich people ''(considered as a group)'' {{rel-bottom}} ====Trivia==== * The word “the” is the most common word in the English language. ====Derived terms==== * [[nevertheless]] * [[nonetheless]] * [[the man]] * [[the one]] ====Translations==== {{rfc|There are lots of declensions and grammar notes here. They should be moved into the foreign language entries.}} {{trans-top|Article}} * [[Afrikaans]]: [[die#Afrikaans|die]] * Albanian: {{t-|sq|-a|xs=Albanian}}, {{t-|sq|-i|xs=Albanian}} * [[Amuzgo]]: [[i']] {{s}}, [[eⁿ']] {{p}} * [[Ancient Greek]]: {{tø|grc|sc=polytonic|ὁ|m|xs=Ancient Greek}} * Arabic: [[-ال]] (ʔal-) * [[Aragonese]]: [[o]] {{m}}, [[a]] {{f}}, [[os]] {{m|p}}, [[as]] {{f|p}} * Armenian: {{t-|hy|-ը|xs=Armenian}} (-ë) * [[Basque]]: [[-a]] * [[Breton]]: [[al#Breton|al]] {{i|before L}}, [[an#Breton|an]] {{i|before D, N, T, silent H, and vowels}}, [[ar#Breton|ar]] {{i|before other consonants}} * [[Catalan]]: {{t+|ca|el|m}}, {{t-|ca|lo|m}}, {{t-|ca|es|m}}, {{t+|ca|so|m}}<!-- move notes to target entries: "{{i|after ‘[[amb]]’, “with”}}" -->, {{t+|ca|la|f}}, {{t-|ca|sa|f}}, {{t-|ca|els|m|p}}, {{t-|ca|es|m|p}}, {{t-|ca|sos|m|p}}<!-- move notes to target entries: "{{i|after ‘[[amb]]’, “with”}}"-->, {{t-|ca|ets|m|p}}<!-- move notes to target entries: "{{i|before vowel}}" -->, {{t-|ca|les|f|p}}, {{t+|ca|ses|m|f|p}} * Chinese: [[classifier]]s are used as the definite article in some cases'' * [[Cornish]]: *: Kernewek Kemmyn: [[an]] * Czech: ''not used'' * Danish: {{i|before noun}} {{t-|da|-en|c}}, {{t-|da|-et|n}}, {{t-|da|-ne||p}}; {{i|before adjective}} {{t-|da|den|c}}, {{t-|da|det|n}}, {{t+|da|de||p}} * Dutch: {{t+|nl|de|m|f|p}}, {{t+|nl|het|n}} * Esperanto: {{t+|eo|la|xs=Esperanto}} * Estonian: ''not used'' * Finnish: ''not used'' * French: {{t+|fr|le|m}}, {{t+|fr|la|f}}, {{t+|fr|les||p}} * Georgian: ''not used'' * German: {{t+|de|der|m}}, {{t+|de|die|f}}, {{t+|de|das|n}}, {{t+|de|die|p}}, ... * Greek: {{t+|el|ο|m|tr=o|sc=Grek}}, {{t+|el|η|f|tr=ē|sc=Grek}}, {{t+|el|το|n|tr=to|sc=Grek}} * Hawaiian: [[ka]], [[ke]] {{s}}; [[nā]] {{p}} * Hebrew: &rlm;[[ה-]]&rlm; {{i|ha-}} * Hindi: ''not used'' * Hungarian: {{t+|hu|a}} {{i|before consonant}}, {{t+|hu|az}} {{i|before vowel}} * Icelandic: {{t-|is|-inn|m}}, {{t-|is|-in|f}}, {{t-|is|-ið|n|tr=-id}}, {{t-|is|-nir|m|p}}, {{t-|is|-nar|f|p}}, {{t-|is|-in|n|p}} * [[Ido]]: {{t|io|la}} * Indonesian: {{t+|id|si|xs=Indonesian}}, {{t+|id|sang|xs=Indonesian}}, {{t+|id|itu|xs=Indonesian}} * [[Interlingua]]: [[le#Interlingua|le]] * Irish: {{t+|ga|an|s|xs=Irish}}, {{t-|ga|na|p|xs=Irish}} {{trans-mid}} * Italian: {{t+|it|il|m}}, {{t+|it|lo|m}}, {{t+|it|la|f}}, {{t+|it|i|m|p}}, {{t+|it|gli|m|p}}, {{t+|it|le|f|p}} * Japanese: not used, but often translated into {{t-|ja|その|tr=sono|sc=Jpan}} * Korean: ''not used'' * [[Kölsch]]: [[dä]] {{m}}, [[die]] {{f}}, [[dat]] {{n}} * Latin: ''not used'' * Lithuanian: ''not used'' * [[Macedonian]]: ''see [[Appendix:Macedonian articles]]'' * Maltese: {{t-|mt|l-|xs=Maltese}}, {{t-|mt|il-|xs=Maltese}}, {{t-|mt|iċ-|xs=Maltese}}, {{t-|mt|id-|xs=Maltese}}, {{t-|mt|in-|xs=Maltese}}, {{t-|mt|ir-|xs=Maltese}}, {{t-|mt|is-|xs=Maltese}}, {{t-|mt|ix-|xs=Maltese}}, {{t-|mt|iz-|xs=Maltese}}, {{t-|mt|iż-|xs=Maltese}} * Maori: [[te#Maori|te]] {{s}}, [[nga]] {{p}} * [[Nahuatl]]: {{t-|nah|in|xs=Nahuatl}} * Norwegian: {{t+|no|-en|m|c}}, {{t+|no|-a|f}}, {{t+|no|-et|n}}, {{t+|no|-ene|m|f|c|p}}, {{t+|no|-a|n|p}}, {{t+|no|-ene|n|p}} * [[Novial]]: [[li]] * Old English: {{t+|ang|se|m|xs=Old English}}, {{t-|ang|seo|f|alt=sēo|xs=Old English}}, {{t+|ang|þæt|n|xs=Old English}} * Polish: ''not used'' * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|o|m}}, {{t+|pt|a|f}}, {{t+|pt|os|m|p}}, {{t+|pt|as|f|p}} * Romanian: {{t-|ro|-ul|m|n}}, {{t-|ro|-a|f}}, {{t-|ro|-i|m|p}}, {{t-|ro|-le|f|n|p}} * Russian: ''not used'' * Samoan: {{t-|sm|le|s|xs=Samoan}}, {{t-|sm|e|p|xs=Samoan}} * [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|an|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}, {{t-|gd|am|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}, {{t-|gd|a'|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}, {{p}} {{t-|gd|na|xs=Scottish Gaelic}} * [[Sicilian]]: [[lu]] {{m}}, [[la]] {{f}}; [[li]] ''m, f plural'' * Spanish: {{t+|es|el|m}}, {{t+|es|la|f}}, {{t+|es|los|m|p}}, {{t+|es|las|f|p}}, {{t+|es|lo|n}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|den|m|f|c}}, {{t+|sv|det|n}}, {{t+|sv|de||p}}, {{t-|sv|-n}}, {{t+|sv|-en}}, {{t-|sv|-t}}, {{t-|sv|-et}}, {{t+|sv|-en||p}}, {{t+|sv|-na||p}}, {{t+|sv|-a||p}} * Thai: ''not used'' * Tongan: {{tø|to|te|xs=Tongan}} * Turkish: ''not used'' * Ukrainian: ''not used'' * Welsh: {{t-|cy|y|xs=Welsh}}, {{t-|cy|yr|xs=Welsh}}, {{t|cy|'r|alt=’r|xs=Welsh}} * [[West Frisian]]: [[de]] ''f and m'', 'e ''f and m'', [[it]] {{n}}, [['t]] {{n}} * Yiddish: [[דער]] {{m}} (der), [[די]] {{f}} (di), [[דאָס]] {{n}} (das) {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|Stressed, indicating that the object in question is the only one worthy of attention}} * Dutch: {{t+|nl|de|m|f|p}}, {{t+|nl|het|n}} * Estonian: {{t+|et|see}}, {{t+|et|need}} {{pl}} * Finnish: [[se]], [[ne]] {{pl}} * French: {{t+|fr|le|m}}, {{t+|fr|la|f}}, {{t+|fr|les||p}} {{trans-mid}} * Japanese: {{t-|ja|その|sc=Jpan}} * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|o}}, {{t+|pt|a}}, {{t+|pt|os}}, {{t+|pt|as}} {{qualifier|[+ superl.]}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|el|m|alt=el!}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|den|c}}, {{t+|sv|det|n}}, {{t+|sv|de|p}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|With an adjectival noun, as in “the hungry” to mean “hungry people”}} * Dutch: {{t+|nl|de|m|f|p}}, {{t+|nl|het|n}} * Estonian: ''not used'' * Finnish: ''not used'' * French: {{t+|fr|les||p}} * Greek: {{t+|el|ο|m|tr=o|sc=Grek}}, {{t+|el|η|ftr=i|sc=Grek}}, {{t+|el|το|n|tr=to|sc=Grek}}; {{t+|el|οι|m|f|p|tr=oi|sc=Grek}}, {{t+|el|τα|n|p|tr=ta|sc=Grek}} * Hungarian: {{t+|hu|a}} {{i|before consonant}}, {{t+|hu|az}} {{i|before vowel}} {{trans-mid}} * Italian: {{t+|it|i|m|p}}, {{t+|it|gli|m|p}}, {{t+|it|le|f|p}} * Japanese: ''not used'' * [[Macedonian]]: {{t|mk|-те|p|tr=-te|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}} * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|o|m}}, {{t+|pt|a|f}}, {{t+|pt|os|m|p}}, {{t+|pt|as|f|p}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|los|m|p}}, {{t+|es|las|f|p}} * Swedish: [[den]] {{c}}, [[det]], {{n}}, [[de]] {{p}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|With a superlative}} * Dutch: {{t+|nl|het|m|f|n|p}} * Estonian: ''not used'' * Finnish: ''not used'' * French: {{t+|fr|le|m}}, {{t+|fr|la|f}}, {{t+|fr|les||p}} * Greek: {{t+|el|ο|m|tr=o|sc=Grek}}, {{t+|el|η|f|tr=i|sc=Grek}}, {{t+|el|το|n|tr=to|sc=Grek}};{{t+|el|οι|m|f|p|tr=oi|sc=Grek}}, {{t+|el|τα|n|p|tr=ta|sc=Grek}} {{trans-mid}} * Italian: {{t+|it|il|m}}, {{t+|it|lo|m}}, {{t+|it|la|f}}; {{t+|it|i|m|p}}, {{t+|it|gli|m|p}}, {{t+|it|le|f|p}} * Japanese: ''not used'' * Spanish: {{t+|es|el|m}}, {{t+|es|la|f}}, {{t+|es|los|m|p}}, {{t+|es|las|f|p}}, {{t+|es|lo|n}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|den|c}}, {{t+|sv|det|n}}, {{t+|sv|de|p}} {{i|not always needed}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|Used as an alternative to a possessive pronoun before body parts}} * Dutch: {{t+|nl|de|m|f|p}}, {{t+|nl|het|n}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|-ni}}, {{t+|fi|-si}}, {{t+|fi|-nsa}}, {{t+|fi|-nsä}}, {{t+|fi|-mme}}, {{t+|fi|-nne}} * French: {{t+|fr|le|m}}, {{t+|fr|la|f}}, {{t+|fr|les||p}} * Greek: [[στον]] {{m}} (ston), [[στη]] {{f}} (sti), [[στο]] {{n}} (sto); [[στους]] {{m|p}} (stous), [[στις]] {{f|p}} (stis), [[στα]] {{n|p}} (sta) * Italian: {{t+|it|il|m}}, {{t+|it|lo|m}}, {{t+|it|la|f}}, {{t+|it|i|m|p}}, {{t+|it|gli|m|p}}, {{t+|it|le|f|p}} {{trans-mid}} * Japanese: ''not used'' * [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|-ов|m|tr=-ov|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}, {{t|mk|-ва|f|tr=-va|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}, {{t|mk|-во|n|tr=-vo|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|el|m}}, {{t+|es|la|f}}, {{t+|es|los|m|p}}, {{t+|es|las|f|p}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|den|m|f|c}}, {{t+|sv|det|n}}, {{t+|sv|de||p}}, {{t-|sv|-n}}, {{t+|sv|-en}}, {{t-|sv|-t}}, {{t-|sv|-et}}; {{t+|sv|-en||p}}, {{t+|sv|-na||p}}, {{t+|sv|-a||p}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|Used with the name of a member of a class to refer to all things in that class}} * Dutch: {{t+|nl|de|m|f|p}}, {{t+|nl|het|n}} * Estonian: ''not used'' * Finnish: ''not used'' * French: {{t+|fr|le|m}}, {{t+|fr|la|f}}, {{t+|fr|les||p}} * Greek: [[ο]] {{m}} (o), [[η]] {{f}} (i), [[το]] {{n}} (to); [[οι]] ''m,f p'' (oi), [[τα]] {{n|p}} (ta) * Italian: {{t+|it|il|m}}, {{t+|it|lo|m}}, {{t+|it|la|f}}, {{t+|it|i|m|p}}, {{t+|it|gli|m|p}}, {{t+|it|le|f|p}} {{trans-mid}} * Japanese: ''not used'', though ''something''+[[と]][[いう]][[もの]] is often used. * [[Macedonian]]: {{t|mk|-от|m|tr=-ot|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}, {{t|mk|-та|f|tr=-ta|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}}, {{t-|mk|-то|n|tr=-to|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|el|m}}, {{t+|es|la|f}}, {{t+|es|los|m|p}}, {{t+|es|las|f|p}} * Swedish: [[-n]] {{c}}, [[-en]] {{c}}, {{n|p}}, [[-t]] {{n}}, [[-et]] {{n}}, [[-na]] {{c|p}}, [[-a]] {{c|p}} {{trans-bottom}} ===Adverb=== {{infl|en|adverb}} # With a [[comparative]] or ''[[more]]'' and a verb phrase, establishes a parallel with one or more other such comparatives. #: '''''The''' hotter, '''the''' better.'' #: '''''The''' more I think about it, '''the''' weaker it looks.'' #: '''''The''' more money donated, '''the''' more books purchased and '''the''' more happy children.'' #: ''It looks weaker and weaker, '''the''' more I think about it.'' # With a [[comparative]], and often with ''for it'', indicates a result in the direction of the comparative. This can be negated with ''none''. #: ''It was a difficult time, but I’m '''the''' wiser for it.'' #: ''It was a difficult time, and I’m none '''the''' wiser for it.'' ====Translations==== {{trans-top|'''the''' + ''comparative'', '''the''' + ''comparative''}} * Czech: [[čím]] + ''comp.'', [[tím]] + ''comp.'' * Dutch: [[hoe]] + ''comp.'', [[hoe]] + ''comp.'' * Esperanto: {{t-|eo|ju|xs=Esperanto}} + ''comp.'', {{t-|eo|des|xs=Esperanto}} + ''comp.'' * Finnish: [[mitä]] + ''comp.'', + [[sitä]] + ''comp.'' * French: [[le]] + ''comp.'', + [[le]] + ''comp.'' * German: [[je]] + ''comp.'', + [[desto]] + ''comp.'' {{trans-mid}} * Icelandic: [[því]] + ''comp.'', + [[því]] + ''comp.'' * Polish: [[im#Polish|im]] + ''comp.'', + [[tym]] + ''comp.'' * Portuguese: [[a]] + ''comp., [[o]] + ''comp.'', [[as]] + ''comp., [[os]] + ''comp.'' * Russian: [[чем#Russian|чем]] + ''comp.'', [[тем#Russian|тем]] + ''comp.'' * Swedish: [[ju]] + ''comp.'', + [[desto]] + ''comp.'' * Thai: {{t+|th|ยิ่ง|xs=Thai}}(yîng) + ''comp'' {{trans-bottom}} {{checktrans-top}} * {{ttbc|Old English}}: [[þy|þȳ]] {{trans-mid}} * {{ttbc|Slovene}}: [[čem]]/[[tem]] {{trans-bottom}} ===See also=== {{rel-top3|See also}} * [[a]] * [[an]] * {{qualifier|slang}} [[da]] {{rel-mid3}} * {{qualifier|slang}} [[de]] * [[t'|t’]] * [[that]] {{rel-mid3}} * [[this]] * [[w:gramatical article|Wikipedia article on grammatical articles]] * [[w:the|Wikipedia article on the word “the”]] {{rel-bottom}} ===Anagrams=== * {{alphagram|eht}} * [[het]] [[Category:100 English basic words]] [[Category:English three-letter words]] ---- ==Irish== ===Pronunciation=== * {{IPA|lang=ga|[hɛ]}} ===Adjective=== {{infl|ga|adjective}} # {{mutation of|te}} ---- ==Murrinh-Patha== ===Noun=== '''the''' # [[ear|Ear.]] ===See also=== * [[ye]] (''incorporated noun'') ===References=== '''Spoken Here: Travels Among Threatened Languages''' by Mark Abley (2003) [[Category:Murrinh-Patha nouns]] ---- ==Swedish== ===Noun=== {{infl|sv|noun}} # {{alternative spelling of|te}} ([[tea]]) [[af:the]] [[ar:the]] [[cs:the]] [[da:the]] [[de:the]] [[et:the]] [[el:the]] [[es:the]] [[fa:the]] [[fr:the]] [[ko:the]] [[io:the]] [[is:the]] [[it:the]] [[kk:the]] [[ku:the]] [[lo:the]] [[la:the]] [[lt:the]] [[li:the]] [[hu:the]] [[ml:the]] [[mi:the]] [[nl:the]] [[ja:the]] [[no:the]] [[pl:the]] [[pt:the]] [[ru:the]] [[simple:the]] [[fi:the]] [[sv:the]] [[ta:the]] [[te:the]] [[th:the]] [[tr:the]] [[vi:the]] [[zh:the]]