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Meanings of indefinite article in English

Russian
неопределённый артикль
Portuguese
artigos indefinidos
Catalan
determinant indefinit un
Spanish
un

Article used with a noun which does not refer to a specific entity, e.g. a/an in English.

неопределённый артикль
Usage of indefinite article in English
1
The misuse of the indefinite article, which is wanting, in the Indian.
Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian ...
2
An adjective, commonly called the indefinite article because the higher the fewer.
The Silly Syclopedia / A Terrible Thing in the Form of a Literar...
3
One day he heard the new master tell his pupils: 'A' is an indefinite article.
The Parish Clerk
4
NOTE.-Someabstract nouns become common class nouns with the indefinite article, referring simply to persons; thus,-
An English Grammar
5
Use the indefinite article.
Fight Club
6
In the mean time, who am I, sure-enough? It had never before occurred to me what an indefinite article I was.
Miss Mehetabel's Son
7
Since Russian lacks both definite and indefinite articles, it is possible that he was calling himself 'a Nipe' or 'the Nipe'.
Anything You Can Do ...
8
"A, an indefinite article," said Margaret, mildly.
North and South