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Articles

Foundation beginner easy

A, an and the — the small words that signal nouns.

Foundation — The building blocks of English grammar.

Rules

1. "a" before consonant sounds: a book, a university (yu sound). 2. "an" before vowel sounds: an apple, an hour (silent h). 3. "the" for specific/known nouns: the sun, the book I told you about. 4. No article for general plurals/uncountables: I like music. 5. "the" with superlatives and unique things: the best, the moon. 6. No article with most proper nouns: I live in Delhi (but: the Himalayas, the Ganga).

Explanation

Choose a/an for one non-specific thing and "the" for a specific or already-known thing. The choice depends on sound, not spelling: an honest man (h is silent), a European country (eu sounds like "yoo").

हिंदी में

A/an का प्रयोग अनिश्चित और the का प्रयोग निश्चित संज्ञा के लिए होता है। चुनाव वर्तनी पर नहीं, उच्चारण पर निर्भर करता है।

Examples

She is an honest woman. — वह एक ईमानदार महिला है।
The sun rises in the east. — सूरज पूर्व में उगता है।

Common Mistakes

{"mistake":"I bought a apple.","correction":"I bought an apple.","note":"\"apple\" starts with a vowel sound → \"an\"."}
{"mistake":"She is the best student in the class — correct. She is best student — wrong.","correction":"She is the best student in the class.","note":"Superlatives need \"the\"."}

Practice Questions

Q1. Translate into English: "वह बाज़ार जा रहा है।"

Answer: He is going to the market.

💡 A specific, known market → the market.

Q2. Translate into English: "मैंने उसे एक ईमेल भेजा।"

Answer: I sent him an email.

💡 Email starts with a vowel sound → an.

Q3. Complete: "My father is ___ honest man."

a
an
the
no article

Answer: an

💡 Honest begins with a vowel sound → an.

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Topic	Level	What it covers
Parts of Speech	beginner	The eight word classes that English sentences are built from.
Nouns	beginner	Nouns name people, places, things and ideas.
Pronouns	beginner	Pronouns replace nouns to avoid repetition.
Verbs	beginner	Verbs express actions, events and states.
Adjectives	beginner	Adjectives describe or qualify nouns and pronouns.
Adverbs	beginner	Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs.