Artikllar: a, an, the qachon ishlatiladi

A va an: bitta, noma'lum narsa

A / an «bitta» ma'nosini bildiradi va sanaladigan birlik ot oldida ishlatiladi. Tanlash tovushga bog'liq (harfga emas):

• Undosh tovush oldida a: a book, a student, a university (/juː/ — undosh tovush).
• Unli tovush oldida an: an apple, an egg, an hour (h aytilmaydi).

The: ma'lum, aniq narsa

The — suhbatdosh qaysi narsa haqida gapirayotganimizni biladi, yoki narsa yagona:

• Oldin tilga olingan: I have a dog. The dog is very friendly.
• Yagona narsa: the sun, the moon, the Internet.
• Superlativ bilan: the best, the largest.
• Aniq joy yoki odam: the teacher (bizning o'qituvchi), the station.

Artikl kerak emas (zero article)

• Ko'plik va sanalmaydigan otlarni umumiy ma'noda aytganda: I like music. Dogs are friendly.
• Ko'pchilik shahar, davlat va shaxs ismlari: Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Ali.
• Til, ovqat vaqti va sport nomlari: I speak English. We have lunch at 1. He plays football.

Qisqa misollar

• She is a nurse. — U hamshira (kasb).
• I saw an elephant at the zoo. — Men hayvonot bog'ida fil ko'rdim.
• Close the door, please. — Eshikni yoping (qaysi eshik ekani ma'lum).

O'zbek tilida so'zlashuvchilar uchun tipik xatolar

• Kasb oldida a/an kerak: «I am teacher» emas, «I am a teacher».
• A/an faqat birlik sanaladigan otlar bilan: «a books», «an information» xato.
• Harfga emas tovushga qarang: an hour, a university.
• The ni hamma joyda qo'ymang: «The life is beautiful» (umumiy ma'noda) emas, «Life is beautiful».