article
word
/ˈɑɹtəkəɫ/
AR-ti-kuhl
/ˈɑːtɪkəl/
AH-ti-kuhl
Definition
An article is a piece of writing in a newspaper, magazine, or website. In grammar, it is also a small word like 'a', 'an', or 'the' that comes before a noun.
Usage & Nuances
The most common meaning in everyday English is a written text: 'read an article', 'write an article'. In grammar classes, 'article' means 'a/an/the'. Don't confuse it with 'essay' (usually longer and more academic) or 'report' (more factual/official).
Spanish: artículo - artículo gramaticalPortuguese (BR): artigo - artigo gramaticalPortuguese (PT): artigo - artigo gramaticalChinese (Simplified): 文章 - 冠词Chinese (Traditional): 文章 - 冠詞Hindi: लेख - उपपदArabic: مقال - أداة تعريف/نكرةBengali: প্রবন্ধ - নির্দিষ্ট নিবন্ধ (ব্যাকরণ)Russian: статья - артикль (грамматика)Japanese: 記事 - 冠詞 (文法)Vietnamese: bài báo - mạo từ (ngữ pháp)Korean: 기사 - 관사 (문법)Turkish: makale - artikel (dilbilgisi)Urdu: مضمون - حرف تعریف (گرامر)Indonesian: artikel - kata sandang (tata bahasa)
Example Sentences
I read an article about space yesterday.
basic
She wrote a short article for the school website.
basic
In English, "the" is an article.
basic
Did you see that article everyone was sharing this morning?
natural
I only skimmed the article, but the headline was shocking.
natural
Your sentence needs an article before "apple."
natural