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 ๐ŸŽ

Ek haathi

An elephant ๐Ÿ˜

Ek icecream 

An ice cream

Ek santra

An orange ๐ŸŠ

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 ๐ŸŽ

A boy ๐Ÿ‘ฆ

A girl๐Ÿ‘ง

A ๐Ÿ• dog

๐Ÿ˜ผ A cat ๐Ÿˆ

๐ŸŒทA rose

An elephant ๐Ÿ˜

๐ŸŒณA tree

๐Ÿต๐Ÿ’ A monkey 

๐Ÿป A bear

๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿ‡ A rabbit 

๐ŸธA frog 

๐Ÿฆ“ A zebra 

An orange ๐ŸŠ

An umbrella โ˜”

An animal

๐Ÿ‘ฎ A policeman

๐Ÿคด A King 

๐Ÿ‘ธ A queen

๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿซ A teacher

๐ŸŽˆ A balloon

๐Ÿ”” A Bell

๐Ÿ”‘ A Key

๐Ÿคต An Englishman

๐Ÿด๐ŸŽ A horse 

๐Ÿ€A mouse

๐Ÿ„ A ๐Ÿฎ cow ๐Ÿ‚ 

 A buffalo ๐Ÿƒ

๐Ÿ– A pig ๐Ÿท

๐Ÿช A camel

๐Ÿ“ A rooster 

๐Ÿฆ‰ An owl

๐Ÿฆ…  An eagle

๐Ÿฆ A sparrow 

๐Ÿ  A fish

๐Ÿฆˆ A shark

๐Ÿฌ A dolphin

๐ŸงA penguin 

๐Ÿฆ†A duck 

๐Ÿฆƒ A turkey 

๐Ÿฆ€ A crab 

๐Ÿฆ‚ A scorpion

๐Ÿ•ท๏ธ A spider

๐Ÿœ An ant

๐ŸŒ A snail 

๐Ÿ A bee 

๐Ÿž A beetle

๐Ÿฆ‹ A butterfly

๐Ÿ› A caterpillar 

๐Ÿ“ A strawberry

๐Ÿ… A tomato

๐ŸA pineapple

๐ŸŒ A banana

๐Ÿ‹ A Lemon 

๐Ÿ† A brinjal 

๐Ÿฅ” A potato

๐ŸŒฐ An onion 

๐Ÿฅš An egg 

๐Ÿฅช A sandwich 

๐Ÿง An ice cream

๐Ÿฎ A custard 

๐Ÿช A cookie 

๐Ÿฉ A donut

๐Ÿฌ A sweet

๐Ÿš— A car

๐Ÿš A van

๐Ÿšš A tempo 

๐Ÿ๏ธ A motorcycle 

๐Ÿ›ต A scooter 

๐Ÿšฒ A bicycle

๐Ÿšœ A tractor

๐Ÿš‘ An ambulance 

๐Ÿš• A taxi

๐Ÿš‚ A train engine

๐Ÿญ A factory 

๐Ÿ•Œ A mosque 

โ›ช A Church 

๐ŸŸ๏ธ A stadium 

๐Ÿฅ A hospital 

โšฝ A football 

โšพ A tennis ball 

๐Ÿ€ A basketball 

๐Ÿ A volleyball 

๐Ÿˆ A rugby ball

๐Ÿ“ท A camera

๐ŸŽฉ A hat

๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธ A Paintbrush 

๐Ÿ“ป A radio

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ A mic

โ˜Ž๏ธ A telephone 

๐Ÿ“˜ A book

A university ๐Ÿซ

A USB drive

A USA Flag ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฒ

An hour ๐Ÿ•

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 ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฒ

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 tableA chairA PenA pencil
A boyA girlA manA woman
A roadA wall A carA scooter
A busA boardA classA house
A buildingA phoneA bedA book
A cupboardA boxA DogA cat
A goatA sheepA horseA donkey
A ClockA watchA televisionA computer
A laptopA sofaA cabinetA door
A windowA beeA shop A bag
An apple An orangeAn umbrellaAn ice cream
An elephantAn insectAn octupusAn ant