indefinite article

indefinite article noun: a word preceding a noun to indicate that the noun refers to any member of the class of objects named by the noun.

Noun

indefinite article (plural indefinite articles)

A word preceding a noun to indicate that the noun refers to any member of the class of objects named by the noun.
- The English Indefinite Article, "a" or "an", is more frequently used that the Italian Indefinite Article, "un", "uno", "una".1884, Napoleone Perini, “On the Use of the Indefinite Article”, in An Italian Conversation Grammar, page 98
- In the indefinite article, we must note the plural in i, due to the influence of the plural li of the definite article[.]1921, Harry Egerton Ford, “Part II. Morphology”, in Modern Provençal Phonology and Morphology

வரையறாச் சுட்டு, சிறப்பில்லாச் சுட்டு

word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects: أَدَاةُ تَنْكِير ʔadātu tankīr, أَدَاةُ نَكِرَة ʔadātu nakira

word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects: mạo từ bất định, mạo từ không xác định, mạo từ không hạn định

plural	indefinite articles

What does indefinite article mean?: Indefinite article means a word preceding a noun to indicate that the noun refers to any member of the class of objects named by the noun.
What is indefinite article in Hindi?: Indefinite article in Hindi is एक (ek). See Indefinite article meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is indefinite article?: Indefinite article is a noun.
What is the plural of indefinite article?: The plural of indefinite article is indefinite articles.

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