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Most often this corresponds to the difference between an abstract and a specific object, but it still interferes and it does not always work, apparently some of the use cases just developed historicallyI don't know from where they got into the English and other West European languages, but they are the thing I still find confusing and can't grasp the logic of appropriate using them.
Maybe. Once, I tried to sort the thing out. But after all I gave up. And now I use them as I feel appropriate.Most often this corresponds to the difference between an abstract and a specific object, but it still interferes and it does not always work, apparently some of the use cases just developed historically
It is not difficult to sort the thing out, conceptually these are modified "one" and "this", but in practice this does not help much.Maybe. Once, I tried to sort the thing out. But after all I gave up. And now I use them as I feel appropriate.
The English are from a German tribe called Anglosachsen. They took their language with them, mixed it with Romanic (Latin) and new elements and a new language came into being. The German language ascends from Germanic languages but is now very different from what it has been 1000 years ago. Spanish, Portuguese, French and Italian ascend from Latin. Slavic languages are also from northern tribes.I don't know from where they got into the English and other West European languages, but they are the thing I still find confusing and can't grasp the logic of appropriate using them.
Yes, the Romans spoke Latin. But the new languages are called Romanic.Is Latin a Romanic? Are there articles?
I don't argue with that. My point was that for someone, whose native tongue doesn't have the articles, it is difficult to comprehend their proper use in the English.The English are from a German tribe called Anglosachsen. They took their language with them, mixed it with Romanic (Latin) and new elements and a new language came into being. The German language ascends from Germanic languages but is now very different from what it has been 1000 years ago. Spanish, Portuguese, French and Italian ascend from Latin. Slavic languages are also from northern tribes.
It is not a matter of race. It happens over generations.I don't argue with that. My point was that for someone, whose native tongue doesn't have the articles, it is difficult to comprehend their proper use in the English.
Mostly from Latin, I guess. The Romanic language developed over time, independently.So where are the articles from?
Race? What does the race have to do with that?It is not a matter of race. It happens over generations.
Nothing, as I said.Race? What does the race have to do with that?
Here is the explanation: The context makes the difference.There were no articles in Latin
From German, I guess.What does this mean in the context of the fact that there are no articles in Latin? Where did they come from in English?
Missed that. Since there are no articles, a sentence in Latin could have several meanings. You have to take the correct one from the other sentences.What does this mean in the context of the fact that there are no articles in Latin?
