When to use indefinite article?

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When to use indefinite article?

When I live in New York I will get an American accent."Cuando viva en Nueva York cogeré acento americano.

Hi, how can i know when to use an indefinite article? I know to not use it in front of a profession. Thank you,Shirley.

This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Cuando + the present subjunctive vs Cuando + the present indicative in Spanish"

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InmaKwiziq Head of Spanish, Native Spanish TeacherCorrect answer

Hola Shirley

Not really - the reason why this is omitting the article is because "coger acento" is one of those set expressions, seen as prototypical/generic where we tend to drop it. Other expressions where we drop the article are for example:

tener coche (to own a car)

tener casa (to have a house)

pedir cita (to book an appointment)

I hope it helped.

Saludos

Inma

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