No. 3 in Spanish
el
"The" (definite article).
In a sentence
El perro corre en el parque.
The dog runs in the park.
In the first instance, 'el' serves as the definite article for the masculine singular noun 'perro,' meaning 'dog'. In the second instance, 'el' is the definite article for the masculine singular noun 'parque,' meaning 'park'.
El lunes vamos a visitar el museo.
On Monday, we will visit the museum.
Here, 'el' is used before 'lunes,' which is a masculine singular day of the week, and 'museo,' which is another masculine singular noun.
El artista pintó un cuadro sobre el mar.
The artist painted a picture of the sea.
In this example, 'el' is the definite article for the singular masculine nouns 'artista,' meaning 'artist' (implied), and 'mar,' meaning 'sea'.
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