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Determiner
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An (or a) is used when the following word could be any of a certain type. <> Abu guda ɗaya (kamar "an egg").
I just ate an apple.

It is indeed an honor to have met you today.

An is only used if the following word starts with a vowel (e.g., an orange pen not a orange pen).
(UK) Used before a word that begins with a pronounced h sound (e.g., an historic day).
If the following word starts with a consonant then we use a instead.
An is called the indefinite article.

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-Abu guda ɗaya (kamar "an egg")
+== Determinative ==
+{{determiner}}
+# '''An''' (or '''a''') is used when the following word could be [[any]] of a certain type. <> Abu guda ɗaya (kamar "'''an''' egg").
+#: ''I just ate '''an''' apple.''
+#: ''It is indeed '''an''' [[honor]] to have met you today.''
+=== Usage notes ===
+* '''An''' is only used if the following word starts with a vowel (e.g., '''''an''' orange pen'' not ''a orange pen'').
+* {{UK}} Used before a word that begins with a pronounced [[h]] sound (e.g., '''''an''' historic day'').
+* If the following word starts with a [[consonant]] then we use ''[[a]]'' instead.
+* '''An''' is called the [[indefinite article]].
+=== Related words ===
+* [[a]]
+* [[the]]
+* [[any]]
+[[Category:Articles]]
 [[Category:English lemmas]]