Thank you so much for inspiring me. Since I am from Nepali we do not have to use definite and indefinite articles the way you do in English and since I am from a non English speaking community I have no opportunities to practice it in a natural manner. I learned it just by reading lots of books- both fictional and nonfictional and watching TV. That is why this does not come naturally. I learned, in fact I am learning it now also, to enable my to go across a wider audience than I have by writing in Nepali. This passion has gripped me to read and write in English. Of course I have no problems with understanding English structures and I am learning new words at a good pace. But when it comes to writing good paragraphs, essays, stories I lose confidence. The biggest impediment in my case is putting proper articles in proper places. I do not know exactly wherein definite articles like –the and indefinite articles – a and an fit and where they are omitted. I have read several books of grammar but none of them helped me. Initially I have difficulty with using appropriate prepositions too but now I feel I have overcome them to a greater extent. But it is the definite articles that torment me all the time. Whenever I read novels written in English I read their structures meticulously and note down the use of articles but the English language is a vey complex language and even if I keep on learning at this sluggard pace it will take centuries for me to learn it, not to mention master it.
But there is a ray of hope since I am in contact with internationally repute or expert on this forum who can help me galvanize the speed of learning English