You could hear the desperation in Mary's voice. - English example sentence

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Ooneykcall May 8, 2015 May 8, 2015 at 2:22:42 AM UTC

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That 'the' isn't gonna be translatable in a good deal of languages, lol.

patgfisher May 8, 2015 May 8, 2015 at 7:55:18 AM UTC

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That's fine.

We can use "the" or no "the" in English, but other languages may not have that option. There is a slight nuance of difference in meaning with and without the "the".

CK May 8, 2015 May 8, 2015 at 8:44:27 AM UTC

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This means that you could tell by the way Mary was speaking that she was desperate.

Ooneykcall May 8, 2015 May 8, 2015 at 9:26:19 AM UTC

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I'm talkin' about 'the' specifically, since apparently you can also drop it here and get a working sentence, just a slightest bit different. Not very important since context should cover it; still worth pointing out.