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CEFRA1

/ðiːz/

determiner · pronoun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    determiner

    Used to identify people or things near you.

  2. 02

    pronoun

    People or things being discussed.

Examples

  • All of these technologies are fairly recent additions.

  • I am a flawed person, but these are flaws that can easily be fixed.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /ðiz/

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • I do not have an account in these forums.

  • Seinfeld, The Alternate Side These pretzels are making me thirsty.

  • MDF and HDF – or medium-density fiberboard and high-density fiberboard – are two of the trendiest materials in woodworking these days.

Quick test

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Origin

determiner

From Middle English þes, from Old English þas, from Proto-West Germanic *þes-, a form of Proto-Germanic *sa (“that”), from Proto-Indo-European *só. Compare with German diese.