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It depends on the language. In most languages, it's to indicate that the a should NOT be combined with the adjacent vowel, but pronounced in a separate syllable.

In German, however, it changes the sound of the vowel itself. (Specifically, on the letter a, it means it should be pronounced as "ay" instead of the usual "ah".)

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