THE DEFINITE ARTICLE IS USED:

THE DEFINITE ARTICLE IS USED: With nouns used generically, speaking of something as a class: La historia es fascinante. History is fascinating. (more on this ) Las frutas son nutritivas. Fruits are nutritious. La gente normalmente apoya esas políticas. People normally support those policies. El desayuno es más importante que la cena. Breakfast is more important than supper.

Artículos definidos

Artículos definidos Spanish and English both use the definite article before nouns that refer to things, ideas, etc. that are known to the speaker or have already been introduced. There is considerable difference in use and omission of article. Too, as with most Spanish adjectives, the article shows grammatical agreement with the noun. The Four Forms of the Definite Article
                             SINGULAR                      PLURAL
 MASCULINE           EL                                   LOS
 FEMENINE              LA                                   LAS