El agua, La Argentina, why?

Asked Mar 04 '16 at 06:13

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but no one told the reason why Argentina is not El Argentina as agua in el agua

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:53

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asked Mar 04 '16 at 06:13

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As the best answer on the post you linked to said, we only use "el" when the feminine word begins with a stressed "a". In "Argentina", it is the "i" which is stressed. – TreeHouse196 Mar 04 '16 at 06:22
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I voted to close as a duplicate. This can be answered with other existing questions. The problem is that there is not a single answer that answers this. Check why some country names have articles in front of the name as well as why we use the masculine article for "agua" or "aguila". This question can help too too. – Diego Mar 04 '16 at 14:35
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Also, note that we say "el agua" and "el águila" (note the accent in the a, it can be seen well in this word, unlike agua) but "la araña". As tree house said, it depends on if the first a is stressed or not. – Diego Mar 04 '16 at 14:39

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