Difference between revisions of "This"
From Creolista!
(7 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
− | + | ==Pronoun, (singular)== | |
+ | |||
+ | *<span style="font-weight:bold;">this</span>, or <span style="font-weight:bold;">this one</span>, is near the speaker. | ||
+ | *<span style="color:#AAAAAA;">that</span>, or <span style="color:#AAAAAA;">that one</span>, is farther away. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The initial voiced dental fricative <span style="color:darkgreen;font-weight:bold;">ð</span> is a deictic common to both the singular and plural: | ||
− | + | *<span style="font-weight:bold;">these</span> (or in some dialects, ''these one<u>s</u>'') are near the speaker. | |
+ | *<span style="color:#AAAAAA;">those</span> (or in some dialects, ''those one<u>s</u>'') are farther away. | ||
− | + | ==Demonstrative adjective (determiner)== | |
− | |||
− | + | *<span style="color:darkblue;font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">This</span> computer</span> is the one I am using. | |
+ | *<span style="color:#AAAAAA;font-style:italic;">That computer</span> is farther away. | ||
− | * | + | *Kids <span style="color:darkblue;font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">these</span> days</span>... |
− | * | + | *Back in <span style="color:#AAAAAA;font-style:italic;">those days</span>... |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
[https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/this this.]Javascript | [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/this this.]Javascript | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | [[Category:100-en]] |
Latest revision as of 15:01, 27 September 2019
Pronoun, (singular)
- this, or this one, is near the speaker.
- that, or that one, is farther away.
The initial voiced dental fricative ð is a deictic common to both the singular and plural:
- these (or in some dialects, these ones) are near the speaker.
- those (or in some dialects, those ones) are farther away.
Demonstrative adjective (determiner)
- This computer is the one I am using.
- That computer is farther away.
- Kids these days...
- Back in those days...
See also
this.Javascript