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English Determiner

English Determiner a

Before vowel sounds an

Determiner wani <KALMA> ɗaya

1. A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type. <> (Hausa equivalent) Galibi ba a amfani da a a Hausa sai dai a kan iya cewa ko fassara a da wani (not often used in Hausa, however wani is a close equivalent).

• Synonyms: one, any and each

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

2. (English grammar) a is called the indefinite article in English.

Note

• If the following word starts with a vowel sound, then we use an instead.

Hausa Preposition

Preposition at, in, on, during

1. A ranar nan. <> On that day.

Noun

Letter A or a

1. A is 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