ARTICOLUL NEHOTARAT (THE INDEFINITE ARTICLE)

Articolul nehotarat are doua forme: a si an.

Articolul nehotarat este folosit numai inaintea substantivelor la singular.

a -se pronunta [ ] cand este neaccentuat.

-se pronunta [ei] cand este accentuat.

a man, a woman, a child

-se pune inaintea substantivelor care incep cu o consoana sau o semivocala (u,y,w) si one:

a table, a useful thing, a year, a window

a one-legged table

an -se pronunta [ n] sau [ n]

-se pune inaintea substantivelor care incep cu o vocala sau h mut:

an apple, an hour

Folosirea articolului nehotarat

1. inaintea unui substantiv despre care nu stim nimic:

There is a car near the house.

2. inaintea numeralului one:

There is a book on the table.

inaintea substantivelor are denumesc o profesie, meserie, nationalitate:

Mary is a doctor.

Peter is an Englishman.

inaintea substantivelor la singular folosite in sens general:

A hen gives us eggs.

inaintea substantivelor care denumesc religia sau clasa:

Tom is a Christian.

He is a lord.

inaintea substantivelor proprii care denumesc o persoana necunoscuta sau un membru al

unei familii:

The call was from a Mr. Brown.

in fata lui little si few pentru a evidentia plusul de cantitate:

I have a few English books.

He has a little money.

pentru a arata o singura parte dintr-o clasa:

I have a car.

dupa half, many, such, rather, as, quite, what, without:

He is such a handsome man.

What a day!

He is quite a man!

in expresii :

as a matter of fact

all of a sudden

at a time