The hardest part in learning any language is grammar

[Rachel Adams]

Is "the"required before"grammar"?

"The hardest part in learning any language is grammar."

 

[5jj]

Yes. It's the grammar (of the language you are learning).

 

[emsr2d2]

I'd use "The hardest part of learning ...".

 

[Tdol]

You could drop the if you were talking in general about all language learning.

 

[emsr2d2]

You could drop the if you were talking in general about all language learning.

If I dropped "the", I'd use either:

The hardest part of learning any language ...
The hardest part of learning languages ...

To me, "The hardest part of learning language is ..." sounds odd.

 

[Tdol]

Yes, but it's whether you say grammar or the grammar.

 

[emsr2d2]

Yes, but it's whether you say grammar or the grammar.

Oops! Good point. I'd probably keep "the" before "grammar".