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Is a noun's article always necessary

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jrhjazznblues
March 24, 2016, 06:44 PM
How weird does it sound to a Spanish speaking person if you say, for example, no bebemos durante almuerzo, instead of el almuerzo. Is it grammatically correct?

aleCcowaN
March 24, 2016, 07:23 PM
It sounds pretty Tarzanesque, or like a short note or a telegram "no beber durante almuerzo".

jrhjazznblues
March 24, 2016, 09:16 PM
Are there any exceptions? The reason I ask is that Duolingo sometimes omits the article, and I wonder whether or not that is a mistake

AngelicaDeAlquezar
March 24, 2016, 09:40 PM
It depends on the context. Concrete situations like having lunch cannot be expressed without the article.
Can you quote the examples so we can try explaining why those articles were omitted? :)

Rusty
March 24, 2016, 09:41 PM
There are certainly times when a definite article is not used.
And there are times when a definite article is needed in Spanish but omitted in English.

There are some good sites that provide some rules.
Have a look here (https://languageboat.com/2013/11/27/when-to-use-or-omit-definite-articles-in-spanish/).

jrhjazznblues
April 03, 2016, 04:40 PM
Not sure how to tag people in posts, or if I even can, but @angelicadealquezar I don't remember any of the specific examples. @Rusty thank you very much!

Rusty
April 03, 2016, 04:53 PM
To quote multiple posts, click the Multi-Quote button on each post and then click the Post Reply button. All quoted posts will appear in the reply and you can write your comments around the quoted material. It's possible to edit the quoted material if you want to focus on certain parts only.