Definite Article (in Tamil)

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The definite article is the word the. It is used before a noun to specify it as something previously considered. Used Before proper nouns (unique objects) when they refer to the name of historical buildings, mountain ranges, planets, rivers, oceans, gulfs, groups of islands, holy books, ordinals, descriptive names of countries, states, newspapers, magazines, deserts, superlative degree, names of trains, hotels, shops, trains. Example: 1. The Sun Shines 2.The tallest building 3.The Indian Ocean 4. The Ramayana When a singular noun expresses a class of animal or things. But ‘the’ is avoided with their plural forms and persons to express a class. For example (i) The dog is a faithful animal. (ii) The rose is a sweet flower.