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Originally Posted by Tomisimo
Not a problem, it's an easy answer 
"de" would be used alone to mean "of" or "from"
Whenever you need to say "from the ..." or "of the..."
You would then use "de" and the proper "the" word.
de la
de el
de las
de los
The only catch is one the the above is wrong. Whenever you want to say "de el" you have to make a contraction and you use "del". That's all there is to it. And there's only one exception it's when "el" is part of a proper noun (a name for instance), then you don't do the contraction. For example "El Salvador" "He is from El Salvador" "El es de El Salvador" ... not del Salvador..
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How can I know when it's a proper noun?