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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