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CEFRA1

/ðɪs/

determiner · pronoun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    determiner

    Used to identify a person or thing near you.

  2. 02

    pronoun

    The person, thing, or idea being discussed.

Examples

  • How long have you been living in this country?

  • Education in this world disappoints me.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Deep Dive

determiner

Extra meanings

  1. The known (thing) (used in indicating something or someone just mentioned).

  2. The (thing) here (used in indicating something or someone nearby).

  3. Referring to oneself.

More examples

In context

  • This is never going to end.

  • They give the appearance of knowing what they're doing. It's this appearance that lets them get away with so much.

  • This classroom is where I learned to read and write.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

Can you please hand me blank book that I am holding in my hand right now?

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

determiner

From Middle English this, from Old English þis (neuter demonstrative), from the North Sea Germanic base *þa- (“that”), from Proto-Germanic *þat, from Proto-Indo-European *tód, extended form of demonstrative base *to-; + North-West Germanic definitive suffix *-s, from Proto-Indo-European *só (“this, that”). Cognate with Scots this (“this”), Saterland Frisian dusse (“this”), West Frisian dizze (“this”), German dies, dieses (“this”), Old Gutnish þissi (“this”).