Un is the seventh most used word in the Spanish language. The robust and sturdy monosyllable means a or an or one.

The dictionary and grammatical definition is that un is an indefinite article and its meaning as one is given as a numeral. To be more precise, un is used before masculine singular nouns.

This frequently occurring word has 3 differing shades of meaning.

Here are some examples:-

1. un chico – a boy

2. un paraguas – an umbrella

3. sólo necesito un coche – I only need one car.

So, there we have it, un meaning a or an or one is the seventh most used word in the Spanish language.

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