"A" is a word in TAGALOG, ILOKANO, HILIGAYNON, ENGLISH, CEBUANO

adv. indeed, of course; then: a confirmatory particle that is used at the end of a word, phrase or sentence. Wen a. Yes, indeed.

var. of NGA.

- a subjunctive direct passive a?
x. see -un.

In process of; in the act of; into; to; -- used with verbal
substantives in -ing which begin with a consonant. This is a shortened
form of the preposition an (which was used before the vowel sound); as
in a hunting, a building, a begging.

An adjective, commonly called the indefinite article, and
signifying one or any, but less emphatically.

The first letter of the English and of many other alphabets. The
capital A of the alphabets of Middle and Western Europe, as also the
small letter (a), besides the forms in Italic, black letter, etc., are
all descended from the old Latin A, which was borrowed from the Greek
Alpha, of the same form; and this was made from the first letter (/) of
the Phoenician alphabet, the equivalent of the Hebrew Aleph, and itself
from the Egyptian origin. The Aleph was a consonant letter, with a
guttural breath sound that was not an element of Greek articulation;
and the Greeks took it to represent their vowel Alpha with the a sound,
the Phoenician alphabet having no vowel symbols.

The name of the sixth tone in the model major scale (that in C),
or the first tone of the minor scale, which is named after it the scale
in A minor. The second string of the violin is tuned to the A in the
treble staff. -- A sharp (A/) is the name of a musical tone
intermediate between A and B. -- A flat (A/) is the name of a tone
intermediate between A and G.

A barbarous corruption of have, of he, and sometimes of it and of
they.

-a - A suffix of verbs that have a passive in on. This suffix occurs in the following
tenses:
1.) The passive impersonal imperative.
Buháta iní. Do this. (búhat, buháton).
Higugmaá kag tahúra (—úda) ang ímo
ginikánan. Love and respect your parents,
(higúgma, higugmaón; táhud, tahúron,
tahúdon).
2.) The passive negative past. Walâ níya
pagbuháta iní. He did not do this. Walâ ni
la pagtumána ang íla katungdánan. They
have not fulfilled their duties, (túman,
tumánon).
3.) The passive negative present. Sa karón
walâ na níya pagaúmha iníng bánglid. He
now no longer tills this slope, (umá,
úmhon). Tungúd sang kadamuón sang íla
mga páhò, walâ na níla pagaisípa, kóndì
ginasokób na lang sa pasungán. Owing to
the great quantity of their mangoes they no
longer count them, but measure them by
the bushel. (ísip, isípon). Ngáa man nga
walâ mo pagapatindogá ang halígi? Why
are you not setting up the post? (pa,
tíndog, tindogón).

á-a, An exclamation of sorrow, anguish or
the like. A-a, kon amó inâ ang pangabúhî,
maáyo na lang nga mamatáy akó! Ah, if
life is such, it would be better for me to die!
A-a, ano na man iní! Maanó na lang akó!
Alas, what does this mean! What shall I do
now!

a!
Definition: (intj.) an exclamation of sudden recollection
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Definition:
Notes:
Examples: A! Naalala ko na! (A! Now I remember!)

Of.

a - Ah, Oh, Well, Why. A, amó gid inâ. Ah,
that is it, certainly. A, ikáw galî ang
nagabút. Oh, it is you, that have come. A,
bayái (pabayái) lang ang mga bátà dirâ.
Well, leave the children there alone. A,
pagkaláut sang ákon kapaláran! Oh, how
unfortunate I am! A, indì ka magsapák
sinâ. Why, don’t take any notice of it. (cf.
ah).

An expletive, void of sense, to fill up the meter

a n letter A.
walay illiterate.

In each; to or for each; as, \"twenty leagues a day\", \"a hundred
pounds a year\", \"a dollar a yard\", etc.

á particle used as a pause word before starting to speak.
{1} as a filler.
Á, muanhi ka ugmà?
Um, are you going to come here tomorrow?
{2} deprecating or showing unimportance of what just preceded.
Á, paríha ra nákù, Oh, its all the same to me.
Á, nagkumidiya lang siya, Oh, hes just joking.
{3} showing mild disapproval.
Á, dì nà mahímù, Oh, you cant do that.
{4} recalling or conceding s.t.
Á, duha diay tu, Oh, yes.
There were two of them, werent there.
{4a} preceding s.t.
just found out.
Á, Lítu diay ímung ngálan, Oh, so your name is Lito.
Á, kanindut, Oh, how nice!
{5} expressing relief.
Á, nahuwasan ku, Ah, what a relief!

-a() {1} a?
x added to nouns forming words which refer to a specific one of several: Kanang isdáa, dílì kadtu, That fish there, not that one further over.
Háing baláya ang íla?
Which house is theirs?
{1a} added to possessive pronouns: the particular one that belongs to [so-and-so].
Dakù ang amúang balay, gamay tung iláha, Our house is large, and theirs is small.
{2} a?
x added to adjectives to form exclamation.
Dakúa uy!
My!
How big it is!
Patyun tikaw, irúa ka!
Ill kill you, you dog you!
Ngilngígang awtúha à!
Thats some car!

à particle preceding or following a sentence with an adjective predicate.
{1} dismissing s.t.
as impractical, too easy, impos-sible, etc.
À, mu ra diay nà?
Kasayun à!
Oh, is that all there is to it?
How easy it is!
À, ása man ku mutúu nímu, Hm, you think I could believe you?
{2} showing disapproval.
À, hináya nímung mulíhuk, Hm!
You sure work slowly!
{3} showing sur-prise.
À, kanindut nímug sinínà, How come you have such a beautiful dress on!

a - The letter A in Visayan is pronounced as
in Spanish, except when it has a cut short,
abrupt sound, which can be learned only by
hearing, e.g. bátà—child.

In; on; at; by.

A, as a prefix to English words, is derived from various sources.
(1) It frequently signifies on or in (from an, a forms of AS. on),
denoting a state, as in afoot, on foot, abed, amiss, asleep, aground,
aloft, away (AS. onweg), and analogically, ablaze, atremble, etc. (2)
AS. of off, from, as in adown (AS. ofd/ne off the dun or hill). (3) AS.
a- (Goth. us-, ur-, Ger. er-), usually giving an intensive force, and
sometimes the sense of away, on, back, as in arise, abide, ago. (4) Old
English y- or i- (corrupted from the AS. inseparable particle ge-,
cognate with OHG. ga-, gi-, Goth. ga-), which, as a prefix, made no
essential addition to the meaning, as in aware. (5) French a (L. ad
to), as in abase, achieve. (6) L. a, ab, abs, from, as in avert. (7)
Greek insep. prefix / without, or privative, not, as in abyss, atheist;
akin to E. un-.