this
Part of speech: det
adv
pron
noun
intj
Morphological type: simple
Topics: human-sciences
philosophy
sciences
Etymology: 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”).
Inflected forms:
form: these
pos: det
tags: plural
form: these
pos: pron
tags: plural
form: thises
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The (thing) here (used in indicating something or someone nearby).
pos: det
examples: This classroom is where I learned to read and write.
Right, boys, as much fun as this night has been, this girl is tired, so I'm gonna hit the hay.
"As far as I can tell, there's been no journalistic interest in these basic issues of why Wikipedia editors make the decisions they do, and how they give effect to them, despite the fact the announcement of the ban was basically worldwide news," wrote Reddit user ronsmith7. Well, ronsmith7, today is your lucky day because this journalist is interested in those issues.
gloss: The (thing) here (used in indicating something or someone nearby).
pos: det
tags: colloquial
examples: Hey, you know what's got two thumbs and really likes brownies? This guy!
I am no longer your little naïve toy. I am a woman. All woman. And this woman is tired of your crap.
"You'll find another way. This girl is done." Hayden let his gun fall to the ground. "You can shoot me if you want. It's your call."
gloss: The known (thing) (used in indicating something or someone just mentioned).
pos: det
examples: They give the appearance of knowing what they're doing. It's this appearance that lets them get away with so much.
gloss: The known (thing) (used in indicating something or someone about to be mentioned).
pos: det
examples: When asked what he wanted for his birthday, he gave this reply: “[…]”
gloss: A known (thing) (used in first mentioning a person or thing that the speaker does not think is known to the audience). Compare with "a certain ...".
pos: det
tags: informal
examples: I met this woman the other day who's allergic to wheat. I didn't even know that was possible!
There's just this nervous mannerism that Bob has with his hands, and it drives me crazy.
gloss: Designates the current or next instance.
pos: det
examples: It's cold this morning.
I plan to go to London this Friday.
gloss: To the degree or extent indicated.
pos: adv
tags: not-comparable
examples: I need this much water.
Do we need this many recommendations?
We've already come this far, we can't turn back now.
I couldn't garage this big a car; show me something smaller.
gloss: The thing, item, etc. being indicated.
pos: pron
examples: This isn't the item that I ordered.
This is the excellent foppery of the world, that, when we are sick in fortune,—often the surfeit of our own behaviour,—we make guilty of our disasters the sun, the moon, and the stars[…]
gloss: Something being indicated that is here; one of these.
pos: noun
examples: Terms like 'house', 'sphere', 'animal', and 'human' do not refer to other thises distinct from these ones here — they refer to the sort of thing these ones here are.
gloss: Indicates the speaker's strong approval or agreement with the previous material.
pos: intj
tags: Internet
examples: ― I wish trolls could be banned from the forum immediately, without any discussion.
― This!
Related words: that
these
those
the
Derived words: and all this
at this juncture
at this moment in time
at this point
at this point in time
at this rate
blow this for a game of soldiers
blow this for a lark
blow this joint
blow this Popsicle stand
blow this popsicle stand
blow this pop stand
can do this all day
don't try this at home
forget to take one's medication this morning
forget to take one's pills this morning
for this once
this moment on
this time on
fuck this
fuck this for a game of soldiers
fuck this for a lark
get this
have seen this film
have seen this movie
how do you pronounce this word
how do you spell this word
I am afraid of this
I approve this message
I'm going to hell for this
in this connection
in this day and age
in this essay I will
is this a safe space
it was like this
it was this way
let's get this circus on the road
let's get this party started
let this cup pass from me
make this world go around
make this world go round
no horse in this race
not long for this world
now hear this
on this score
on this side of
out of this world
riddle me this
screw this
screw this for a game of soldiers
screw this for a lark
shuffle off this mortal coil
sod this for a game of soldiers
sod this for a lark
that was then
this is now
that was then and this is now
there isn't any easy way to say this
this afternoon
this and that
this and that and the other
thisaway
this-a-way
this close
this coming
this evening
this guy
thish
this here
this instant
this is a book
this is it
this is me
this is not a drill
this is someone
this is the end
this is the life
this is war
this is where I came in
this is where we came in
this is why we can't have nice things
this just in
this means war
this minute
this morning
this much
this'n
thisness
this one
this second
this side of the black stump
this, that, and the other
this this rice
this time
this too shall pass
this too shall pass away
this way
this week
this-worldliness
this-worldly
this year
this year's
this you
too good for this world
to this day
to this effect
to this end
to whom this may concern
two can play at this game
two can play this game
watch this space
what is this I don't even
where does this bus go
where does this train go
who's robbing this coach
who writes this stuff
with this
you call this
you can't make this stuff up
you can't make this up
you got this
Translations:
lang: Afrikaans
word: dit
lang: Ainu
word: タン
roman: tan
lang: Albanian
word: ky
lang: Albanian
word: kjo
lang: Southern Altai
word: бу
roman: bu
lang: Northern Amami Ōshima
word: く゚りぃ
roman: xurï
lang: Southern Amami Ōshima
word: く゚るっ
roman: xur
lang: Amharic
word: ይህ
roman: yəh
lang: Western Apache
word: dii
lang: Arabic
word: هٰذَا
roman: hāḏā
lang: Arabic
word: هٰذِهِ
roman: hāḏihi
lang: Arabic
word: هٰذَانِ
roman: hāḏāni
lang: Arabic
word: هَاتَانِ
roman: hātāni
lang: Arabic
word: هٰؤُلَاءِ
roman: hāʔulāʔi
lang: Arabic
word: ده
roman: da
lang: Arabic
word: دي
roman: di
lang: Arabic
word: دول
roman: dūl
lang: Arabic
word: هاد
roman: hād
lang: Arabic
word: هاد
roman: hād
lang: Arabic
word: هادا
roman: hāda
lang: Arabic
word: هادي
roman: hādi
lang: Arabic
word: هاي
roman: hāy
lang: Arabic
word: هدول
roman: hadōl
lang: Tunisian Arabic
word: هاذ
roman: hāḏ
lang: Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
word: ܐܘܐ
roman: ʾawwā, ʾāwā
lang: Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
word: ܐܝܐ
roman: ʾayyā, ʾāyā
lang: Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
word: ܐܗܐ
roman: ʾāhā
lang: Aramaic
word: ܗܢܐ
roman: hānā
lang: Aramaic
word: ܗܕܐ
roman: hāḏē
lang: Aramaic
word: הנא
roman: hānā
lang: Aramaic
word: הדא
roman: hāḏē
lang: Armenian
word: այս
roman: ays
lang: Aromanian
word: aistu
lang: Aromanian
word: aestu
lang: Ashkun
word: iāk
lang: Asturian
word: esti
lang: Asturian
word: esta
lang: Azerbaijani
word: bu
lang: Bashkir
word: был
roman: bıl
lang: Bashkir
word: ошо
roman: oşo
lang: Basque
word: hau
lang: Belarusian
word: гэ́ты
roman: héty
lang: Belarusian
word: гэ́тая
roman: hétaja
lang: Belarusian
word: гэ́та
roman: héta
lang: Belarusian
word: гэ́тыя
roman: hétyja
lang: Bengali
word: এই
roman: ei
lang: Bengali
word: এইটা
roman: eiṭa
lang: Bengali
word: এটা
roman: eṭa
lang: Bengali
word: এইটি
roman: eiṭi
lang: Bengali
word: এটি
roman: eṭi
lang: Bhojpuri
word: ई
roman: ī
lang: Central Bikol
word: ini
lang: Bulgarian
word: то́зи
roman: tózi
lang: Bulgarian
word: та́зи
roman: tázi
lang: Bulgarian
word: това́
roman: tová
lang: Bulgarian
word: те́зи
roman: tézi
lang: Burmese
word: ဟောဒီ
roman: hau:di
lang: Burmese
word: အနှီ
roman: a.hni
lang: Buryat
word: энэ
roman: ene
lang: Carpathian Rusyn
word: гевсесь
roman: hevsesʹ
lang: Carpathian Rusyn
word: гевса
roman: hevsa
lang: Carpathian Rusyn
word: гевсе
roman: hevse
lang: Catalan
word: aquest
lang: Catalan
word: aquesta
lang: Catalan
word: est
lang: Catalan
word: este
lang: Cebuano
word: kari
lang: Cebuano
word: kani
lang: Chamicuro
word: ana'ye
lang: Chechen
word: хӏара
roman: hara
lang: Cherokee
word: ᎯᎠ
roman: hia
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 這 /这
roman: ze⁵
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 呢
roman: ni¹
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 此
roman: ci²
lang: Chinese
word: җы
roman: žɨ
lang: Eastern Min Chinese
word: 之
roman: cĭ
lang: Eastern Min Chinese
word: 茲 /兹
roman: cī
lang: Hakka Chinese
word: 這 /这
roman: ché
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 這 /这
roman: zhè, zhèi
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 此
roman: cǐ
lang: Wu Chinese
word: 搿
lang: Xiang Chinese
word: 咯
lang: Maore Comorian
word: -nu
lang: Ngazidja Comorian
word: -nu
lang: Ngazidja Comorian
word: oyi
lang: Plains-Cree
word: awa
lang: Plains-Cree
word: ôki
lang: Plains-Cree
word: ôma
lang: Plains-Cree
word: ôhi
lang: Czech
word: tento
lang: Czech
word: tato
lang: Czech
word: toto
lang: Danish
word: denne
lang: Danish
word: dette
lang: Dhivehi
word: މި
roman: mi
lang: Dolgan
word: бу
roman: bu
lang: Dongxiang
word: ene
lang: Dutch
word: deze
lang: Dutch
word: dit
lang: Egyptian
word: pj
lang: Egyptian
word: pn
lang: Egyptian
word: pꜣj
lang: Emilian
word: sté
lang: Erzya
word: те
roman: te
lang: Esperanto
word: ĉi tiu
lang: Esperanto
word: tiu ĉi
lang: Estonian
word: see
lang: Extremaduran
word: esti
lang: Faroese
word: hesin
lang: Faroese
word: henda
lang: Faroese
word: hetta
lang: Finnish
word: tämä
lang: Finnish
word: tää
lang: French
word: ce
lang: French
word: cette
lang: French
word: ce ... ci
lang: French
word: cette ... ci
lang: Old French
word: cist
lang: Old French
word: cest
lang: Old French
word: cestui
lang: West-Frisian
word: dizze (dit n)
lang: Friulian
word: chest
lang: Galician
word: este
lang: Georgian
word: ის
roman: is
lang: Georgian
word: ეს
roman: es
lang: German
word: dieser
lang: Gothic
word: 𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌰
roman: hina
lang: Greek
word: αυτός
roman: aftós
lang: Greek
word: τούτος
roman: toútos
lang: Greek
word: ετούτος
roman: etoútos
lang: Ancient Greek
word: οὗτος
roman: hoûtos
lang: Ancient Greek
word: αὕτη
roman: haútē
lang: Ancient Greek
word: τοῦτο
roman: toûto
lang: Ancient Greek
word: ὅδε
roman: hóde
lang: Ancient Greek
word: ἥδε
roman: hḗde
lang: Ancient Greek
word: τόδε
roman: tóde
lang: Greenlandic
word: manna
lang: Greenlandic
word: matuma
lang: Hausa
word: wannan
lang: Hawaiian
word: kēia
lang: Hebrew
word: זֶה
roman: ze
lang: Hebrew
word: זֹאת
roman: zot
lang: Hebrew
word: זוֹ
roman: zo
lang: Hindi
word: यह
roman: yah
lang: Hindi
word: इस
roman: is
lang: White Hmong
word: qhov no
lang: Hopi
word: iˈ
lang: Hungarian
word: ez
lang: Hunsrik
word: dieser
lang: Icelandic
word: þessi
lang: Icelandic
word: þetta
lang: Ido
word: ico
lang: Indonesian
word: ini
lang: Ingrian
word: tämä
lang: Interlingua
word: iste
lang: Irish
word: seo
lang: Old Irish
word: so
lang: Istriot
word: quisto
lang: Istriot
word: quista
lang: Istriot
word: sto
lang: Istriot
word: stu
lang: Istriot
word: sta
lang: Italian
word: questo
lang: Italian
word: questa
lang: Italian
word: 'sto
lang: Italian
word: 'sta
lang: Japanese
word: この
roman: kono
lang: Javanese
word: iki
lang: Jeju
word: 이
roman: i
lang: Jeju
word: 요
roman: yo
lang: Kalmyk
word: эн
roman: en
lang: Kamkata-viri
word: ina
lang: Kankanaey
word: nay
lang: Kannada
word: ಇವನು
roman: ivanu
lang: Kannada
word: ಇವ
roman: iva
lang: Kannada
word: ಇವಳು
roman: ivaḷu
lang: Kannada
word: ಇದು
roman: idu
lang: Kapampangan
word: ini
lang: Karakhanid
word: بُو
roman: bū
lang: Kashubian
word: ten
lang: Kazakh
word: бұл
roman: būl
lang: Khakas
word: пу
roman: pu
lang: Khamnigan Mongol
word: энэ
roman: ene
lang: Khamnigan Mongol
word: өнө
roman: önö
lang: Khmer
word: នេះ
roman: nih
lang: Kikai
word: ふり
roman: furi
lang: Kongo
word: yayi
lang: Konkani
word: हें
roman: hẽ
lang: Korean
word: 이
roman: i
lang: Korean
word: 요
roman: yo
lang: Kunigami
word: ふりー
roman: furī
lang: Central Kurdish
word: ئەم ...ە
roman: em ...e
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: ev
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: vê
lang: Northern Kurdish
word: vî
lang: Kyrgyz
word: бул
roman: bul
lang: Ladin
word: chest
lang: Lakota
word: le
lang: Lakota
word: lena
lang: Lao
word: ນີ້
roman: nī
lang: Latgalian
word: itys
lang: Latgalian
word: itei
lang: Latin
word: hīc
lang: Latin
word: is
lang: Latvian
word: šis
lang: Latvian
word: šī
lang: Latvian
word: šie
lang: Latvian
word: šīs
lang: Latvian
word: šās
lang: Ligurian
word: quésto
lang: Ligurian
word: sto
lang: Lithuanian
word: šis
lang: Lithuanian
word: ši
lang: Lithuanian
word: šitas
lang: Lithuanian
word: šita
lang: Lombard
word: chest
lang: Lombard
word: cuest
lang: Low German
word: disse
lang: Low German
word: düsse
lang: Low German
word: düse
lang: Low German
word: düße
lang: Middle Low German
word: düsse
lang: Lü
word: ᦓᦲᦰ
roman: ni
lang: Luxembourgish
word: dës
lang: Macedonian
word: овој
roman: ovoj
lang: Macedonian
word: оваа
roman: ovaa
lang: Macedonian
word: ова
roman: ova
lang: Malay
word: اين
lang: Malay
word: ني
lang: Malay
word: ini
lang: Malay
word: ni
lang: Malayalam
word: ഇത്
roman: itŭ
lang: Maltese
word: dan
lang: Maltese
word: din
lang: Maltese
word: dawn
lang: Manchu
word: ᡝᡵᡝ
roman: ere
lang: Māori
word: tēnei
lang: Marathi
word: हा
roman: hā
lang: Miyako
word: くり
roman: kuri
lang: Miyako
word: くい
roman: kui
lang: Moksha
word: тя
roman: tä
lang: Classical Mongolian
word: ᠡᠨ᠋ᠡ
roman: ene
lang: Mongolian
word: энэ
roman: ene
lang: Mongolian
word: ᠡᠨᠡ
roman: ene
lang: Nahuatl
word: ye
lang: Classical Nahuatl
word: inin
lang: Nanai
word: эй
roman: ej
lang: Navajo
word: díí
lang: Neapolitan
word: chist
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: den
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: denne
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: det
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: dette
lang: Occitan
word: aqueste
lang: Occitan
word: aquesta
lang: Okinawan
word: くり
roman: kuri
lang: Okinoerabu
word: ふり
roman: furi
lang: Old Church Slavonic
word: тъ
roman: tŭ
lang: Old English
word: þēs
lang: Old Turkic
word: 𐰉𐰆
lang: Old Uyghur
word: 𐽼𐽳
lang: O'odham
word: 'i꞉da
lang: Persian
word: این
roman: in
lang: Pipil
word: ini
lang: Pitcairn-Norfolk
word: dieh
lang: Polish
word: ten m ta f to n ci m pl te
lang: Portuguese
word: este
lang: Portuguese
word: esta
lang: Portuguese
word: isto
lang: Portuguese
word: estes
lang: Portuguese
word: estas
lang: Punjabi
word: ਏਸ
roman: ēsa
lang: Quechua
word: kay
lang: Romagnol
word: stè
lang: Romagnol
word: sta
lang: Romanian
word: acest
lang: Romanian
word: această
lang: Romanian
word: ăsta
lang: Romanian
word: asta
lang: Romansh
word: quest
lang: Romansh
word: questa
lang: Romansh
word: quest'
lang: Russian
word: э́тот
roman: étot
lang: Russian
word: э́та
roman: éta
lang: Russian
word: э́то
roman: éto
lang: Russian
word: э́ти
roman: éti
lang: Russian
word: сей
roman: sej
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: seo
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: тај
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: taj
lang: Shan
word: ၼီ့
roman: nii
lang: Shor
word: по
roman: po
lang: Sicilian
word: chistu
lang: Sicilian
word: stu
lang: Sicilian
word: chista
lang: Sicilian
word: sta
lang: Sinhalese
word: මේ
roman: mē
lang: Slovak
word: tento
lang: Slovak
word: táto
lang: Slovak
word: toto
lang: Slovene
word: ta
lang: Slovene
word: to
lang: Slovene
word: ti
lang: Somali
word: kan
lang: Lower Sorbian
word: ten
lang: Upper Sorbian
word: tón
lang: Spanish
word: este
lang: Spanish
word: aqueste
lang: Spanish
word: esta
lang: Spanish
word: aquesta
lang: Sundanese
word: iyeu
lang: Swedish
word: den här
lang: Swedish
word: denna
lang: Tagalog
word: ito
lang: Tagalog
word: ire
lang: Tagalog
word: are
lang: Tajik
word: ин
roman: in
lang: Talysh
word: ام
roman: əm
lang: Tamil
word: இது
roman: itu
lang: Tatar
word: бу
roman: bu
lang: Tatar
word: шушы
roman: şuşı
lang: Tausug
word: ini
lang: Telugu
word: ఈ
roman: ī
lang: Telugu
word: ఇది
roman: idi
lang: Tetum
word: ne'e
lang: Thai
word: นี้
roman: níi
lang: Tibetan
word: འདི
lang: Tofa
word: бо
roman: bo
lang: Tokunoshima
word: く゚りぃ
roman: xurï
lang: Tooro
word: -nu
lang: Tregami
word: i
lang: Turkish
word: bu
lang: Turkish
word: bunlar
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: بو
roman: bu
lang: Turkmen
word: bu
lang: Tuvan
word: бо
roman: bo
lang: Ukrainian
word: цей
roman: cej
lang: Ukrainian
word: ця
roman: cja
lang: Ukrainian
word: це
roman: ce
lang: Ukrainian
word: ці
roman: ci
lang: Urdu
word: یہ
roman: ye
lang: Uyghur
word: بۇ
roman: bu
lang: Uzbek
word: bu
lang: Venetan
word: cuesto
lang: Venetan
word: cuesta
lang: Venetan
word: sto
lang: Venetan
word: sta
lang: Vietnamese
word: này
lang: Volapük
word: at
lang: Waigali
word: iki
lang: Walloon
word: ci
lang: Walloon
word: cisse
lang: Walloon
word: èç
lang: Walloon
word: cist
lang: Walloon
word: ciste
lang: Walloon
word: èç-n
lang: Waray-Waray
word: ini
lang: Waray-Waray
word: i-ni
lang: Welsh
word: hwn
lang: Welsh
word: hon
lang: Welsh
word: hyn
lang: Welsh
word: yma
lang: Winnebago
word: teʼe
lang: Written Oirat
word: ᡄᠨ᠋ᡄ
lang: Yaeyama
word: くり
roman: kuri
lang: Yakut
word: бу
roman: bu
lang: Yiddish
word: דאָזיק
roman: dozik
lang: Yiddish
word: אָט
roman: ot
lang: Yonaguni
word: くー
roman: kū
lang: Yoron
word: ふり
roman: furi
lang: Yoruba
word: yìí
lang: Zealandic
word: dezen
lang: Zealandic
word: deze
lang: Zealandic
word: dit
lang: ǃXóõ
word: ʻVV
lang: ǃXóõ
word: tVʻV
lang: ǃXóõ
word: tVʻVV
lang: ǃXóõ
word: tVVʻVV
lang: Arabic
word: هٰذَا
roman: hāḏā
lang: Arabic
word: هٰذِهِ
roman: hāḏihi
lang: Arabic
word: هٰذِي
roman: hāḏī
lang: Arabic
word: هٰذَانِ
roman: hāḏāni
lang: Arabic
word: هٰتَانِ
roman: hātāni
lang: Arabic
word: هٰؤُلَاءِ
roman: hāʔulāʔi
lang: Chechen
word: и
roman: i
lang: Chechen
word: иза
roman: iza
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 這 /这
roman: zhè, zhèi
lang: Czech
word: tento
lang: Finnish
word: se
lang: French
word: ce
lang: French
word: cette
lang: German
word: dieser
lang: Greek
word: αυτός
roman: aftós
lang: Ancient Greek
word: οὗτος
roman: hoûtos
lang: Ancient Greek
word: αὕτη
roman: haútē
lang: Ancient Greek
word: τοῦτο
roman: toûto
lang: Ingrian
word: se
lang: Japanese
word: これ
roman: kore
lang: Japanese
word: この
roman: kono
lang: Korean
word: 그
roman: geu
lang: Central Kurdish
word: ئەم ...ە
roman: em ...e
lang: Latin
word: hīc
lang: Macedonian
word: овој
roman: ovoj
lang: Macedonian
word: оваа
roman: ovaa
lang: Macedonian
word: ова
roman: ova
lang: Malay
word: اين
lang: Malay
word: ني
lang: Malay
word: ini
lang: Malay
word: ni
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: den
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: denne
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: det
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: dette
lang: Polish
word: ten
lang: Portuguese
word: este
lang: Portuguese
word: esse
lang: Russian
word: э́тот
roman: étot
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: seo
lang: Slovak
word: tento
lang: Spanish
word: este
lang: Spanish
word: aqueste
lang: Spanish
word: esta
lang: Spanish
word: aquesta
lang: Swedish
word: den
lang: Swedish
word: denna
lang: Turkish
word: bu