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a

has (third-person singular of avoir)

verb AH Less Common
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Usage Note

A is the third-person singular present tense of avoir ('to have') and is one of the most frequent words in French. It should not be confused with the preposition à ('to/at'), which carries a grave accent. Il a forms the auxiliary in compound past tenses (il a mangé — 'he ate'), making it foundational to all past narration in French.

Examples

"Elle a un chat noir."

Natural Translation

She has a black cat.

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