German and English use the articles in similar ways, however there are some exceptions. Just because you see a noun doesn’t mean you should always\u00a0attach an article in front of it.<\/p>\n
In German, it’s common to see articles used after a\u00a0preposition (die Pr\u00e4position<\/strong>)\u00a0: in der Nacht<\/strong> (at night)<\/p>\n With parts of the body : die Augen<\/strong> (eye)<\/p>\n With\u00a0 an institution (die Anstalt<\/strong>) or organization (die Organisation<\/strong>) : die Schule<\/strong> (school)<\/p>\n With clothing (die Bekleidung<\/strong>) : das Hemd<\/strong> (shirt)<\/p>\n Measurements : das Kilo<\/strong> (kilo)<\/p>\n Name of a\u00a0country (die Heimat<\/strong>) : die USA <\/strong>(USA)<\/p>\n Month (der Monat<\/strong>) : der Juni<\/strong> (June)<\/p>\n Seasons : der Sommer<\/strong> (summer)<\/p>\n Famous people or historical figures : die dietrich<\/strong> ([Marlene] Dietrich)<\/p>\n Streets : die Beethovenallee<\/strong> (Beethovan Street)<\/p>\n General\/vague\/abstract nouns : das Leben<\/strong> (life)<\/p>\n Fixed expressions : in der Tat<\/strong> (in fact)<\/p>\n *Articles in German are not used with instruments : Er spielt Piano<\/strong> (he plays piano)<\/p>\n Also not used with professions and nationalities after the verbs sein<\/strong>, werden<\/strong> and bleiben<\/strong> :\u00a0Er ist Doktor<\/strong> (he’s a doctor)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" German and English use the articles in similar ways, however there are some exceptions. Just because you see a noun doesn’t mean you should always\u00a0attach an article in front of it. In German, it’s common to see articles used after a\u00a0preposition (die Pr\u00e4position)\u00a0: in der Nacht (at night) With parts of the body : die…<\/p>\n