When to use the

See it

Tekan Play, lalu jelajahi tiap adegan.

Rules Aturan

• Superlatives and ordinals → the Superlatif dan urutan → the
  the best warung, the first bus, the only shop warung terbaik, bus pertama, satu-satunya toko
• Unique things everyone knows → the Hal unik yang semua tahu → the
  the sun, the moon, the sky, the world matahari, bulan, langit, dunia
• Seas, oceans, rivers, mountain ranges, island groups → the Laut, samudra, sungai, pegunungan, gugusan pulau → the
  the Java Sea, the Alps, the Philippines Laut Jawa, Pegunungan Alpen, Filipina
• Musical instruments and 'the same' → the Alat musik dan 'the same' → the
  play the guitar; we wore the same shirt main gitar; kami pakai baju yang sama

One Indonesian sentence, many English ones Satu kalimat ID, banyak versi EN

• 🇮🇩 Dia pemain terbaik.

  • She is the best player.

  Superlatif Inggris wajib the, walau Indonesia tak punya kata itu.

Common mistakes Kesalahan umum

• ✗ best place in Bali
  ✓ the best place in Bali

  Superlatif selalu dengan the.

• ✗ Sun is hot today.
  ✓ The sun is hot today.

  Matahari cuma satu → the.

• ✗ She plays guitar every night.
  ✓ She plays the guitar every night.

  Alat musik → the guitar.

• ✗ We took same bus.
  ✓ We took the same bus.

  'the same' selalu dengan the.

• ✗ It was first time.
  ✓ It was the first time.

  Urutan (first) dengan the.

Quick check Cek cepat

1. This is ___ best warung in town.

   Ini warung ___ terbaik di kota.

   athe-

2. Why 'the'? — "The moon is bright tonight."

   Kenapa 'the'? — "The moon is bright tonight."

   Check

3. My father lives in ___. (island group)

   Ayah saya tinggal di ___. (gugusan pulau)

   the PhilippinesPhilippinesa Philippines