What Are An

If followed by a word that starts with a vowelundefined, use the alternative "What Are A".

"What are an" is a conjunction used to empathize how ignorantundefined someone is (of something). An example of usage is "I didn't know what are an stegosaurus until I looked it up".

In fiction, What Are An can be used for when someone is on beginner levels of expertise on some new concept they've just been introduced to. For example, if Hero just got a new Cool-Ass Weapon with Exactly 8.3 Million functions, they wouldn't know what are an function of that weapon is, how to use it, or where.

If it's a word that starts with a vowel, then it's What Is A. If it's a plural, the phrase doesn't change unless the former is true.