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Spanish Zero Article

The "zero article" is the classification for phantom articles, when nouns are used with no article at all.

In English, the zero article is extremely common:

  • I love [*] beer.
  • Politics are interesting.

In Spanish, definite articles are required in these sentences:

  • Me gusta la cerveza.
  • La política es interesante.

There is one common case where an indefinite article is required in English but not in Spanish: when talking about someone's profession or another descriptive noun.

  • Él es fontanero. - He's a plumber.
  • Ella es estudiante. - She's a student.
     

Introduction to articles

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