indefinite article
Definitions
A word preceding a noun to indicate that the noun refers to any member of the class of objects named by the noun.
Equivalents
18 more languages
Catalàarticle indefinit
Češtinaneurčitý člen
Cymraegbannod amhenodol
Ελληνικάαόριστο άρθρο
Gàidhligalt neo-chinnteach
हिन्दीएक
Magyarhatározatlan névelő
Italianoarticolo indeterminativo
日本語不定冠詞
한국어부정관사
Polskiprzedimek nieokreślony
Portuguêsartigo indefinido
Românăarticol nehotărât
Русскийнеопределённый артикль
Türkçebelirsiz tanımlık
Examples
“The English Indefinite Article, "a" or "an", is more frequently used that the Italian Indefinite Article, "un", "uno", "una".”
“In the indefinite article, we must note⟳ the plural in i, due to the influence⟳ of the plural li of the definite article[.]”
“The main literary dialect of ancient Greek ... has a definite article, but no indefinite article.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See also
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