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An indefinite article used before singular nouns to indicate one of a general category or type.
She bought a book.
He ate a sandwich.
Used before words that begin with a consonant sound. Before words that begin with a vowel sound, 'an' is used instead.
The word 'a' is pronounced as /eɪ/ when used as an article, but as /ə/ in other contexts (e.g., 'a' in 'apple').
Use 'a' before words that begin with a consonant sound, and 'an' before words that begin with a vowel sound.
From Middle English 'a', from Old English 'ān', meaning 'one'.
The choice between 'a' and 'an' depends on the sound that follows the article, not the letter itself. For example, 'a university' is correct because 'university' begins with a 'y' sound.