demonstrative pronoun

See also: demonstrative-pronoun

English

demonstrative pronoun (plural demonstrative pronouns)

(grammar) a pronoun that replaces a noun whose identity can be understood from the context; it indicates whether the noun is singular or plural, and whether it is near or far from the speaker or writer
Note: In English they are the same as the demonstrative adjectives - this, that, these and those

pronoun which replaces a noun

Armenian: բացատրական դերանուն (bacʿatrakan deranun)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 指示代詞 (zh), 指示代词 (zh) (zhǐshì dàicí)
Dutch: aanwijzend voornaamwoord (nl) n
Esperanto: monstra pronomo, demonstrativo (eo)
Estonian: näitav asesõna
Faroese: ávísingarfornavn n
Finnish: demonstratiivipronomini (fi)
French: pronom démonstratif (fr) m
German: hinweisendes Fürwort (de) n, Demonstrativpronomen (de) n, Demonstrativum (de) n, Demonstrativ (de) n
Greek: δεικτική αντωνυμία f (deiktikí antonymía)
Hungarian: mutató névmás
Icelandic: ábendingarfornafn (is) n, sérstætt ábendingarfornafn n
Irish: forainm taispeántach m

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