SNISTEK 5 | 15 September 2023 ISBN XXX-XXXX-XXXX-X-XXX 210 ISBN 978-602-52829-8-0 15 September 2023 Definite and Indefinite Use in Ronaldo’s Interview Diffyanie a , Ambalegin b ab Program Studi Sastra Inggris, Universitas Putera Batam, Batam *pb211210024@upbatam.ac.id, Ambalegin@puterabatam.ac.id Abstract This qualitative research aimed to find out the errors of definite and indefinite in Ronaldo’s interview. The result of this research was displayed descriptively. The researchers used qualitative method for this research. The observational method and technique was a non-participant used to collect the data. While analyzing the data, identification was used as the method and competence in comparing was used as the technique. The script of Ronaldo’s interview was taken as the data and were analyzed narratively. Ronaldo as the speaker used “the” which he was not referring to a specific noun. He also used to talk about something that referred to a wide range of things then he suddenly used “the” when “the” only referred to something specific thing or a single thing or noun. This research used the theory of Hewings (2013). The results showed that 20 data errors of definite and indefinite use. It showed the errors of definite with 15 data and indefinite with 5 data. Keywords: Analysis; Definite; Error; Grammar; Indefinite. Abstrak Penelitian kualitatif ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kesalahan definite dan indefinite dalam wawancara Ronaldo. Penelitian ini mengidentifikasi kesalahan tata bahasa secara lisan dan tertulis. Hasil dari penelitian ini ditampilkan secara deskriptif. Para peneliti menggunakan metode kualitatif untuk penelitian ini. Metode dan teknik observasi non-partisipan digunakan untuk mengumpulkan data. Sementara untuk menganalisis data, identifikasi digunakan sebagai metode dan kompetensi dalam membandingkan digunakan sebagai teknik. Naskah wawancara Ronaldo diambil sebagai data dan dianalisis secara naratif. Ronaldo sebagai pembicara menggunakan kata "the" yang tidak mengacu pada kata benda tertentu. Dia berbicara sesekali tentang sesuatu yang merujuk pada berbagai hal kemudian dia tiba-tiba menggunakan "the" ketika "the" hanya merujuk pada sesuatu yang spesifik atau satu benda atau kata benda. Penelitian ini menggunakan teori dari Hewings (2013). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa 20 data mengimplikasikan kesalahan penggunaan definite dan indefinite. Ini menunjukkan kesalahan definite dengan 15 data dan indefinite dengan 5 data. Kata Kunci: Analisis; Definite; Indefinite; Kesalahan; Tata Bahasa. 1. Introduction English is not Ronaldo first language as English is as his English Foreign Language. He has been playing and living in the United Kingdom where English is the first language. He is not fluent in English but he can communicate with English in which the hearers understand easly. He speaks English by showing incorrect grammar. However, as a public figure, he must show the correct grammar while speaking English. The researchers found out grammatical error in a conversation about the favourite movie. This conversation was held in an interview on Teams Meeting to finish English class personal assignment. The assignment was about the students’ personal life. They involved in a small conversation. And the student experience the incorrect grammar use. It was a coincidence that the conversation is related to this research. Student : He studied in an university. The sentence above shows the use of article ”an” incorrectly because the word "university" starts with the letter "u" the pronunciation begins with a “[j]” sound (/juːnɪˈvɜːrsɪti/). Since the “[j]” sound is considered a consonant sound, Use "a" before "university". The correct sentence is “He studied in a university”. In fact, some English speakers experienced the grammartical error use. There was an interview between a professional basketball player and a journalist in YouTube channel NBA Europe on April 28th, 2023. The utterance is as follows. Player : You work towards a goal, it’s not a failure. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mXSjnUv SM) The utterence above is grammatically incorrect. The indefinite article "a" is used