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tongue
● I eat an apple every day.
● marathi: Mi roz ek safarchand khato
● Ami protidin ekti aapel khai (Bengali)
● Nenu apple rooju thintanu(Telugu)
● Nan dinamum oru apple sapiduvain: Tamil
● Mu sabhu din apple kauchi : Odia
● nanu dhinalu apple thinthane(kanada)
● njan ella divasavum oru apple kazhikum(malayalam)
● Hav sadda ek apple khata. (konkani)
Articles
A, An, and The
Indefinite articles ‘A’ and ‘An’ & Definite article ‘The’
A is used before nouns with consonants sounds.
Eg: a pen, a knife, a man, a sickle
Used with a Singular Noun to make the latter represent a whole class:
1) A dog is faithful to his master. (meaning all dogs)
2) Only an infantry man knows what war is. (all infantry men)
3) A parrot can repeat what you say. (all parrots)
Use of indefinite article
Occasionally used in the sense of any or a single:
1) At this rate there won’t be a lion left in the Gir forest in a few years’
time.
2) There is not a man here who will not support you.
Used in the sense of every:
1) He gets a salary of 2,000/- a month.
2) Tennis balls cost 108/- a dozen now.
Used in the sense of per
1)The room is available for Rs 2000 a month.
2) They can travel 60 kms an hour.
Use of indefinite articles
Occasionally used before a Proper Noun to make it a Common Noun:
1) I saw a beggar near the bus stop; the fellow came to me with
outstretched hands.
2) We came across a little, bubbling stream; the stream flowed through a
wooded valley.
Use of definite article
4. When it is clear from the context that a particular person or thing is
meant, the definite Article is used:
1) I was talking to the Mayor yesterday. (Must be the Mayor of the city)
2) I asked the boys not to play in the street. (Must be the street in front of
their house.)
3) He went to the market to buy provisions. (Must be the market where
he usually goes.)
Use of definite article
5. When a Singular Noun is used to represent the whole class of things to
which it belongs: