‘Read! In the Name of your Lord, Who has created (all that exists)’ - Al Qur'an
Article (c`vwkÖZ wb‡`©kK)
Article: ‡h wb‡`©kK †Kvb c‡`i (Noun) mvg‡b e‡m †mB c`wU‡K wbw`©ó ev Awbw`©ó K‡i eySvq Zv‡K Article (c`vwkÖZ = c` Øviv AvwkÖZ, wb‡`©kK = ‡h wb‡`©k K‡i) e‡j| Article cÖavbZ `yB cÖKvi| h_v:
i). Definite Article (wbw`©ó c`vwkÖZ wb‡`©kK)
ii). Indefinite Article (Awbw`©ó c`vwkÖZ wb‡`©kK)
Definite Article (wbw`©ó c`vwkÖZ wb‡`©kK): ‡h Article †Kvb c` (Noun) ‡K wbw`©ó K‡i wb‡`©k K‡i Zv‡K Definite Article e‡j| ‘The’ GKwUDefinite Article. ‡hgb: The gold of South Africa is very pure (LvuwU).
Indefinite Article (Awbw`©ó c`vwkÖZ wb‡`©kK): ‡h Article †Kvb c` (Noun) ‡K Awbw`©ó K‡i wb‡`©k K‡i Zv‡K Indefinite Article e‡j| ‘A’ I ‘An’`ywU Indefinite Article. ‡hgb: I see abird; He bought anink-pot.
Indefinite Article (A & An) Gi e¨envi:
i). ‡h word (kã) wUi c~‡e© Article em‡e Zvi cÖ_g letter (eY©) vowel n‡j ‘An’ Ges consonant n‡j ‘A’ em‡e| ‡hgb: Konika is writing a poem; Emon is agood student; Bring me anumbrella.
ii). ‡Kvb word (kã) Gi cÖ_g letter (eY©) vowel n‡j Ges vowel Gi D”PviY ‘U’ (BD) ev ‘Wa’ (Iqv) Gi gZ n‡j ‘An’ bv e‡m ‘A’ em‡e | ‡hgb: Mahir is auniversity student; He is aone eyed man; Mr. Jon is aEuropean. (A union, Auniform, Aone-taka-note, A unique matter).
iii). ‡Kvb word (kã) Gi cÖ_g letter (eY©) consonant n‡j Ges consonant Gi D”PviY vowel Gi gZ n‡j ‘A’ bv e‡m ‘An’ em‡e | ‡hgb: Neela is an M.A; Limon is an M.B.B.S doctor. (An M.D, An F.C.P.S)
iv). hw` †Kvb word Gi cÖ_‡g ‘H’ _v‡K Ges ‘H’ Gi D”PviY ‘n’ bv n‡q ‘A’ ev Ab¨ wKQy nq Z‡e Article ‘A’ bv e‡m ‘An’ em‡e| ‡hgb: Abdul Hamid was an honest man; Wahid is an honorable man, He is an heir to his uncle’s property.
Definite Article (The) Gi e¨envi:
i). wbw`©ó GK ev GKvwaK e¨w³ ev emÍy‡K eySv‡Z Zvi c~‡e© The e‡m|
The boy/the boys went there.
ii). mgMª RvwZ eySv‡Z Ges c~‡e© e¨eüZ †Kvb Noun Gi c~‡e© The e‡m| Gi bvg generalizing ‘the’.
The dog is a faithful animal.
iii). Ordinal number (first, second, third etc) Gi c~‡e© The e‡m|
The 10thMay, the first boy, the 5thsession.
iv). Superlative degree Ges superlative m~PK word Gi c~‡e© The e‡m|
Srizon is the best boy in the class-seven; Tendulkar is theman (the best man) of the match.
v). c„w_ex, P›`ª, m~h©, AvKvk, w`K BZ¨vw` †h mKj bv‡g gvÎ GKwU e¯‘‡KB †evSvq G‡`i c~‡e© The e‡m|
The earth, the moon,the sun, the sky, the west.
vi). Road Gi bv‡gi c~‡e© The e‡m wKš‘ street ev avenuebv‡gi c~‡e© The e‡m bv|
Meem was going along the Abdul Gani Road. (wKš‘, Asif has a shop on Manik Mia Avenue).
vii). ev`¨hš¿ evRv‡j Zvi c~‡e© Ges mgwó evPK †`‡ki bv‡gi c~‡e© The e‡m|
Sumon playsthe guitar. (wKš‘, Suvo has a guitar) The U.K; The U.S.A
viii). mvaviY wbq‡g proper noun Gi c~‡e© The e‡m bv| wKbÍy e¨wZµg wn‡m‡e wbgœwjwLZ proper noun ¸‡jvi c~‡e© The e‡m| ‡hgb: ag©xqMÖš’, KwZcq cÖwm×MÖš’, msev`cÎ, RvnvR, †Uªb, wegvb, gnvKvkhvb, b`x, DcmvMi, mvMi, gnvmvMi, ce©Zgvjv, `xccyÄ, giƒf’wg, eo eo feb BZ¨vw`|
The Quran, The Geeta, The Bible, The Iliad, The Daily Star, The Titanic, The Maitri Express, The BG88, The Apollo-11, The Jamuna, The Bay of Bengal, The Red Sea, The Pacific Ocean, The Alps, The Andamans, The Sahara, The Tajmahal, TheHigh Court etc.
ix). GKB ¸Y wewkó `yB ev Z‡ZvwaK e¨w³ ev e¯‘i g‡a¨ Zzjbv eySv‡Z hvi mv‡_ Zzjbv Kiv nq Zvi c~‡e© The e‡m|
Rabindranath is the Shakespeare of India; Sylhet is the London of Bangladesh.