[General] it is match or it matches

[coelacanth]

Hello, I'm learning english, so I've faced with a problem which phrase of this two is right: 'the word matches its definition' or 'the word is match its definition'?
Assume the first one is right.
Thanks.

 

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[teechar]

Hello coelacanth,
Thanks for correcting your profile, and welcome to the forum.

Hello, I'm learning English, [STRIKE]so I've[/STRIKE] and I'm faced with the problem of not knowing which phrase of [STRIKE]this[/STRIKE] these two is right: 'the word matches its definition' or 'the word is match its definition'.
I assume the first one is right.
Thanks.

You're right. The first is correct; the second is not.

 

[coelacanth]

Thank you,
I don't get why do you use here 'the' article instead of 'a'?

 

[teechar]

You're referring to a specific problem. Which one? The problem of not knowing.