The

The
( Kegunaan The )

The digunakan apabila

1.Merujuk benda yang telah disebut
    (I saw a cat in the school)
    (The nurse looked happy)
2.Benda yang hanya ada 1 di dunia ini
    (The sun) (The Moon) (The Great wall of china)
3.Jawatan atau posisi seseorang
    (The Prime Minister, The President. The king, The principal)
4.Sebelum Superlatives
    (The best) (The Tallest)
5.Sebelum Comparative
    (which one is the taller person in this class)
    (which is the better answer?)
6.Merujuk kepada sesuatu yang istimewa
    (The woman with the red hat)
    (The beauty of the sea)
7.Sebelum bilangan urutan nombor atau posisi
    (The first child) (The second day)
8.Ungkapan masa yang tertentu
    (In the 1992) (In the afternoon)
9.Merujuk kepada tempat umum
    (The hospital) (The Office) (The toilet)
10.Adjectives menjadi nouns bila merujuk kepada kategori orang
    (The deaf) (The aged) (The poor) (The chinese)
11.Selepas Many, a few, one of
    (Many of the ladies) (a few of the cars)
    (one of the reasons)
12.Merujuk kepada kumpulan tertentu seperti kumpulan binatang, kumpulan manusia & lain - lain
    (The lion belongs to the cat family)   
    (The angklung is made from bamboo)
13.Merujuk kepada nama negara yang mempunyai panggilan  republic, union, states, & islands
    (The united States of America) (The republic of korea)
    (The Philippines islands) (The United Kingdom)
14.Merujuk kepada nama pantai, lautan, & selat
    (The Indians Oceans) (The Black Sea) (The Straits of malacca)
15.Merujuk Semua sungai
    (The Amazon river) (The Mekong river)
16.Banjaran Gunung
    (The Alps) (The Tahan Range)
17.Bangunan tertentu yang unik atau penting
    (The Rose Bowl) (The MSC) (The Central Market)
    (The National Mosque)
18.Sebelum nama hotel, cinemas, & theatres
    (The Odeon) (The Merlin hotel) (The Rex theatre)
19.Sebelum Kementerian
    (The Ministry of Education) (The Ministry of Health)
20.Sebelum jabatan kerajaan
    (The Multimedia department) (The Defense Department)
21.Sebelum Organisasi
    (The Armed Forces) (The Football Association)
22.Sebelum Kejadian yang istimewa & tertentu
    (The Olympic Games) (The Thomas Cup) (The summer Holiday)
23.sebelum tempoh masa yang tertentu
    (The 15st century) (The Elizabeth era)
24.Sebelum nama peperiksaan
    (The UPSR) (The STPM) (The PMR)

The tidak digunakan apabila

1.Negara yang mempunyai satu nama perkataan
    (China) (Malaysia) (Italy)
2.Kota
    (Kuala Lumpur) (Beijing)
3.Tasik
    (Lake Titicaca) (Lake Toba)
4.Bangunan dengan nama orang ternama
    (Sulaiman Cort) (Bastian House)
5.Jalan
    (Circular road) (Jalan Kota Bharu) (Jalan Bachok)
6.Hari, Bulan, & Tahun
    (on monday) (In January) (in 1992)
    Tetapi ada pengecualian : The Twelfth of may, The monday before Hari Raya Puasa
7.Festival yang tertentu
    (Hari Raya) (Deepavali) (Thaipusam)
8.Masa waktu makan
    (breakfast) (lunch) (Dinner)
9.Nama orang
    (Dr.Mahathir) (Prof) (Chong)
10.Nama Syarikat & business
    (Toyota) (Sony) (Nitendo) (Sierra)
11.Kenderaan
    (Taxi) (car) (plane)
12.Nama tempat menbeli-belah yang tidak berakhir dengan perkataan shop & market
    (Jusco) (Bilal) (Lot 10) (Nilai)