LEARNit Dictionary

a

indefinite article
A1
1
A1
used before countable or singular nouns referring to people or things that have not already been mentioned
یک, یکی
2
A1
used to show that somebody/something is a member of a group or profession
یک, ی
Their new car's a BMW.
She's a Buddhist.
He's a teacher.
Is that a Monet ?
3
A1
any; every
هر
A lion is a dangerous animal.
4
B1
used before uncountable nouns when these have an adjective in front of them, or phrase following them
یک
a good knowledge of French
a sadness that won’t go away
5
used in front of two nouns that are seen as a single unit
یک, یه
a knife and fork
6
used instead of one before some numbers
یک, یه
A thousand people were there.
7
used when talking about prices, quantities and rates
به ازای, برای هر
They cost 50p a kilo.
I can type 50 words a minute.
He was driving at 50 miles an hour.
synonym per
8
a person like somebody
یک فرد مثل کسی
She's a little Greta Thunberg.
9
used before somebody’s name to show that the speaker does not know the person
یک
There's a Mrs Green to see you.
10
used before the names of days of the week to talk about one particular day
یک روز, روزی
She died on a Tuesday.