Grammar ?

1jane1: you lose love and the joy for life.
OR
you lose love and joy for life.
In which cases is it (it's) important to use "the" before noun? Tx
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Cute username, Jane. Is that a play on "run Jane run"?

The reasons for the or no the are easy and also complex. The easy part is general - no the, specific - use the. But even this has complications. In your examples which one is general and which is specific?

Jane is my real name, but thanks
I guess its a general with both - love and joy...so I guess I should skip "the", right? thanks!

I would keep 'the' in front of the joy for life. The joy for life describes a particular outlook.

Are you familiar with "run Jane run"; "see Jane run, see Dick run, see Dick and Jane run"?

What if it was,

" You lose (____) love of your life and (___) joy of the moment"?

Now do you see what I was trying to allow you to discover for yourself, Jane?


Thanks, Roger.