indefinite article
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indefinite article
noun 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".
Opposite: definite article
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noun word preceding a noun to indicate any member of the class of objects
| Español | artículo indefinido, artículo indeterminado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 부정관사 bujeonggwansa |
| 日本語 | 不定冠詞 futei kanshi |
| 中文 | 不定冠詞 /不定冠词 bùdìng guàncí |
| Português | artigo indefinido |
| Français | article indéfini |
| Deutsch | unbestimmter Artikel |
| Italiano | articolo indeterminativo |
| Ελληνικά | αόριστο άρθρο aóristo árthro |
| Română | articol nehotărât |
| Русский | неопределённый арти́кль neopredeljónnyj artíklʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | mạo từ bất định, mạo từ không xác định, mạo từ không hạn định |
| العربية | أَدَاةُ تَنْكِير ʔadātu tankīr, أَدَاةُ نَكِرَة ʔadātu nakira |
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