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Before vowel sounds<br>'''[[an]]''' | Before vowel sounds<br>'''[[an]]''' | ||
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{{determiner|wani <KALMA> ɗaya}} | |||
# '''A''' is used when the following word could be [[any]] of a certain type. <> {{cx|Hausa equivalent}} Galibi ba a amfani da '''a''' da Hausa sai dai a kan iya cewa ko fassara '''a''' da [[wani]] (not often used in Hausa, however [[wani]] is a close [[equivalent]]). | |||
{{synonyms|one|any|each}} | |||
#: ''Compare "'''A''' book I saw on the shelf" and "'''The''' book I gave you yesterday".'' | |||
# {{cx|English grammar}} '''a''' is called the [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#indefinite indefinite] [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#article article] in [[English]]. | # {{cx|English grammar}} '''a''' is called the [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#indefinite indefinite] [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#article article] in [[English]]. | ||
===Note=== | ===Note=== | ||
* If the following word starts with a [[vowel]] sound, then we use [[an]] instead. | * If the following word starts with a [[vowel]] sound, then we use [[an]] instead. | ||
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- A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type. <> (Hausa equivalent) Galibi ba a amfani da a da Hausa sai dai a kan iya cewa ko fassara a da wani (not often used in Hausa, however wani is a close equivalent).
- Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".
- (English grammar) a is called the indefinite article in English.
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Hausa Preposition
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Noun
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A a -
B b -
C c -
D d -
E e -
F f -
G g -
H h -
I i -
J j -
K k -
L l -
M m
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