\u{a}The command \u{a} is used to place a breve accent over the letter 'a'. In LaTeX, this is typically used to denote a short vowel sound in phonetic transcriptions or in certain linguistic contexts.
Breve accent over the letter 'a' in text mode.
\text{\u{a}}Breve accent over the letter 'e' in text mode, used in linguistic contexts.
\text{\u{e}}Breve accent over the letter 'o' in text mode, often used in phonetic transcriptions.
\text{\u{o}}