a

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a is part of the Basic English 850.

Contents 1 Determiner 1.1 Note 1.2 Synonyms 2 Noun

[change] Determiner

Determiner a

Before vowel sounds an

1. Used when the following word could be any of a certain type.

   Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".

[change] Note

• If the following word starts with a vowel sound, then we use an instead.
• It is called the indefinite article

[change] Synonyms

• one
• any
• each

[change] Noun

Letter A or a

1. The first letter of the alphabet.

   The letter "a" comes before "b".

Letters of the Alphabet

A a - B b - C c - D d - E e - F f - G g - H h - I i - J j - K k - L l - M m N n - O o - P p - Q q - R r - S s - T t - U u - V v - W w - X x - Y y - Z z