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 The letter "a" is  the first letter of the English alphabet. But it seems that the small word has other meanings. Let us see some of those meanings together:

1-   It Is used  when referring to someone or something that is mentioned for the first time.                         ( I met a tall man).

2-   It can be used to show or indicate a rank, type or a membership of a person or something,                    ( he is a basketball player )

3-   The letter "a" can be used to show a musical note. (Imagine is a song in the key of A)

4-   It can mean one, (I have taken a bag)

5-   The letter "a" can be used  as a degree or a grade given to a student for his or her work. (Leila has got grade A on the test).

6-   It can be used to show the meaning of something called "a" ( I am having a blanket)

7-   We can also use it in front of someone's family name to mean they are a member of that family,             ( Is that a Daragino near the door?).

8-   We can also use it in front of a person's name when we do not know that person,                                   ( There was a Mr. Dara to see you)

9-   It can be used before a singular countable noun if the person or a thing is mentioned for the first time.  (when I came back I saw a dog)

10-  The letter "a" can be used for rate or ratio. ( he ran five kilometers per a hour).

11-  The letter "a" can be linked or attached to some preceding words, ( kinda, gonna )

12-  It can be used as a function word with nouns to make adverbial phrases such as,                                ( she looked a bit worried)

13- The letter "a" can be used before  cardinal and ordinal numbers , ( a hundred ) , (a third ).

14- "a" is a determiner or an indefinite article with singular nous when the indicated is not specified,            ( a boy over there ).

15-  It can also be used as a function word with singular nouns if a restrictive modifier comes after it,          ( a woman who was here a minute ago ).

16- It means a group or type of blood in medicine.

This small word is so meaningful. We will try to continue about its other meanings later. Maybe, after Hajj.