The definite article is used more frequently in Spanish than in English. In both languages it is found accompanying nouns. In Spanish, however, the definite article must agree in number and gender with the noun it modifies. As a result, it has two singular forms --- la (feminine) and el (masculine) --- and two plural forms --- las (feminine) and los (masculine).
The English equivalent of these forms is the.
The English equivalent of these forms is the.