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an happy vs a happy

The proper English phrasing is 'a happy...' The article 'a' is used before words that begin with a consonant sound, while 'an' is used before words that begin with a vowel sound. Since 'happy' begins with the consonant sound /h/, 'a' is the appropriate choice.
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an happy

'an happy' is incorrect. The article 'an' is used before words that begin with a vowel sound, but 'happy' begins with the consonant sound /h/.

The correct article to use before 'happy' is 'a,' as 'happy' begins with the consonant sound /h/.
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Alternatives:

  • a happy person
  • a happy moment
  • a happy ending
  • a happy day
  • a happy life

a happy

'a happy' is correct. The article 'a' is used before words that begin with a consonant sound, like 'happy' which starts with the consonant sound /h/.

Use 'a' before words that begin with a consonant sound, such as 'a happy person' or 'a happy moment.'

Examples:

  • I saw a happy child playing in the park.
  • She had a happy smile on her face.
  • He received a happy surprise on his birthday.
  • It was a happy coincidence that we met again.
  • The movie had a happy ending.
  • a / an happy new year ? Est-ce que quelqu'un peut m'expliquer pourquoi on met : a happy new year et non pas an happy new year. Merci de ...
  • A Happy Death (original title La mort heureuse) was the first novel by French writer-philosopher Albert Camus. The existentialist topic of the book is the "will to  ...
  • In his first novel, A Happy Death, written when he was in his early twenties and retrieved from his private papers following his death in I960, Albert Camus laid ...
  • Want a happy marriage? Have a big, cheap wedding. By Brandon Griggs, CNN. Updated 7:20 PM ET, Mon October 13, 2014. A trip down the aisle shouldn&#39  ...

Alternatives:

  • a joyful
  • a cheerful
  • a delighted
  • a contented
  • a pleased

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