The meaning of the is —used as a function word to indicate that a following noun or noun equivalent is definite or has been previously specified by context or by circumstance.. Have you ever wondered why we say the sun but just coffee?
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It’s called the definite article, and we use it to talk about specific things —.. The is the definite article.