Indefinite Article, Definition, Meaning, Examples and Exercises, English Grammar
An article comes before a singular common noun. It is also used when in a conversation that singular common noun is used for the first time.
A, An are two indefinite articles. A is used before a noun starting with a consonant and ‘an’ is used when the noun starts with a vowel.
For example: I have a cat.
I will say this only when I want to tell some one that I have a cat. However, it is also worth noticing that I will tell this to the person who doesn’t know this fact.
Indefinite nouns: A
A cat. A dog. A building. A fork. A knife. A kitchen.
Indefinite nouns: An
An apple. An umbrella. An ice cube. An elephant. An Orange. An antelope.
Also Remember that language rules were made for speaking and you may find many things spelled in a certain way and spoken in a certain way. For example honest. Honest is spelled with an ‘h’, but pronounced with an ‘o’. So we say an honest man. Hour is a similar word. Spelled with an H but pronounced as Our. So it is an hour. So is Heir.
Similarly, unique starts with a vowel,, but is pronounced you neeq. So we say a unique. University is pronounced similarly and we say a university.
Aao kucch batao
Main ek ladka hun.
Main ek copywriter Hun.
Yeh ek website hai.
Aap ek student hai.
Yeh sab bata raha hoo. Pehli baar.
Jab hum baat karte hai. Tab bahut saari cheezein hum pehli baar batate hai.
Example:
Arey tumhe pata hai Akshay ne ek gaadi Lee hai.
Arey tumhe pata hai Akshay ne gaadi Lee hai
Kal mei ek aadmi se mila.
Uske paas ek ajeeb kutta tha.
Uss kutte ki ek aankh blue thi aur ek aankh neeli thi.
Kabhi kabhi humein hum kuchh kehna chahte hai jo sunney wale ko nahi pata. Aur woh ek he cheez hai. Jaise
Akshay ne ek gaadi kharidi.
Agar hum kahe ke
Akshay ne gaadi Lee / khareedi
Toh bhi sunney wale ko pata hai ki ek he gaadi khareedi hai
Jab ham Aisa bolate Hain use English mein kahate Hain indefinite. Indefinite isliye hai ki uske bare mein ab humko kuchh nahin pata. Hamen abhi bus uske bare mein pata he chala hai aur sirf yahi pata chala hai ki vah ek hai.
Aisa indefinite cheese ko ham batane ke liye kahate Hain – A aur cheez ka naam.
A car.
A car yani ek gaadi.
Ab Jo alphabets hai usmein se kuchh alphabets ko ham vowels kahate Hain. Yah vowels hai a e i o u. Yah vowels humne alag isliye kar diye Hain kyunki inmein se – “A AA E EE O OO AE AI” ki awaaz aati hai. Agar aap gaur se dekhe toh “A” ki awaz he hai sab.
Agar koi lafz ya shabd yah awaaz se shuru hota hai to ham uske aage “A” nahin lekin balki “AN” lagate Hain.
Jaise
Ek seb
An apple ๐
Ek haathi
An elephant ๐
Ek icecream
An ice cream
Ek santra
An orange ๐
Ek chhata
An umbrella โ
Ek Janwar
An animal
Ek angrez
An Englishman
Yaad rakhna ki yah sirf – “A AA E EE O OO AE AI” – awaaz ke liye hai.
Baki sab
B C D F G H J K L M N O P Q R S T V W X Y Z
In sab ke saath ‘A’ lagta hai.
Examples :
An apple ๐
A boy ๐ฆ
A girl๐ง
A ๐ dog
๐ผ A cat ๐
๐ทA rose
An elephant ๐
๐ณA tree
๐ต๐ A monkey
๐ป A bear
๐ฐ๐ A rabbit
๐ธA frog
๐ฆ A zebra
An orange ๐
An umbrella โ
An animal
๐ฎ A policeman
๐คด A King
๐ธ A queen
๐ฉโ๐ซ A teacher
๐ A balloon
๐ A Bell
๐ A Key
๐คต An Englishman
๐ด๐ A horse
๐A mouse
๐ A ๐ฎ cow ๐
A buffalo ๐
๐ A pig ๐ท
๐ช A camel
๐ A rooster
๐ฆ An owl
๐ฆ An eagle
๐ฆ A sparrow
๐ A fish
๐ฆ A shark
๐ฌ A dolphin
๐งA penguin
๐ฆA duck
๐ฆ A turkey
๐ฆ A crab
๐ฆ A scorpion
๐ท๏ธ A spider
๐ An ant
๐ A snail
๐ A bee
๐ A beetle
๐ฆ A butterfly
๐ A caterpillar
๐ A strawberry
๐ A tomato
๐A pineapple
๐ A banana
๐ A Lemon
๐ A brinjal
๐ฅ A potato
๐ฐ An onion
๐ฅ An egg
๐ฅช A sandwich
๐ง An ice cream
๐ฎ A custard
๐ช A cookie
๐ฉ A donut
๐ฌ A sweet
๐ A car
๐ A van
๐ A tempo
๐๏ธ A motorcycle
๐ต A scooter
๐ฒ A bicycle
๐ A tractor
๐ An ambulance
๐ A taxi
๐ A train engine
๐ญ A factory
๐ A mosque
โช A Church
๐๏ธ A stadium
๐ฅ A hospital
โฝ A football
โพ A tennis ball
๐ A basketball
๐ A volleyball
๐ A rugby ball
๐ท A camera
๐ฉ A hat
๐๏ธ A Paintbrush
๐ป A radio
๐๏ธ A mic
โ๏ธ A telephone
๐ A book
A university ๐ซ
A USB drive
A USA Flag ๐บ๐ฒ
An hour ๐
An FBI man
An RBI circular
University ko bolneka tareeka hai You nee versity
Is liye woh A University hai
A unique book
Unique – aisi cheez Jo kam hai duniya mei ya nayab hai
Waise he
A USB drive
You es bee
A USA Flag ๐บ๐ฒ
An honest man
Honest – saccha
Honest – onest
H ki awaz nahi hai aur o ki awaz hai isliye – An honest man
An hour
Waise he
FBI – ef bee ai – an FBI man
RBI – ar bee ai – an RBI circular
Jab jumle banana shuru karenge toh aur samajh aayega yeh kaise likhte hai
List of words given in Noun Chapter – Noun ke chapter mei diye huay shabd
A table | A chair | A Pen | A pencil |
A boy | A girl | A man | A woman |
A road | A wall | A car | A scooter |
A bus | A board | A class | A house |
A building | A phone | A bed | A book |
A cupboard | A box | A Dog | A cat |
A goat | A sheep | A horse | A donkey |
A Clock | A watch | A television | A computer |
A laptop | A sofa | A cabinet | A door |
A window | A bee | A shop | A bag |
An apple | An orange | An umbrella | An ice cream |
An elephant | An insect | An octupus | An ant |