an

Pronunciation

• (stressed) IPA: /æn/, SAMPA: /{n/,  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• (unstressed) IPA: /ən/, SAMPA: /@n/,  Audio (US), unstressed in the phrase "an egg"^{help, file}

Determiner

Determiner an

1. Used when the following word could be any of a certain type.
   • I ate an apple.

     refers to eating any apple

   • I ate the apple.

     refers to eating a single (specific) apple

Note

• If the following word starts with a consonant then we use a instead.
• An is called the indefinite article

Related words

• a

See also

• a
• the
• any