demonstrative pronoun

English

Noun

demonstrative pronoun (plural demonstrative pronouns)

1. (grammar) a pronoun which 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

Hypernyms

• determiner

Translations

pronoun which replaces a noun

Chinese: Mandarin: 指示代詞 (cmn), 指示代词 (cmn) (zhǐshì dàicí) Dutch: aanwijzend voornaamwoord (nl) n. Faroese: ávísingarfornavn (fo) n. Finnish: demonstratiivipronomini (fi) French: pronom démonstratif (fr) m. German: hinweisendes Fürwort (de) n., Demonstrativpronomen (de) n. Hungarian: mutató névmás (hu) Icelandic: ábendingarfornafn (is) n., sérstætt ábendingarfornafn (is) n.

Italian: pronome dimostrativo (it) m. Japanese: 指示代名詞 (ja) (しじだいめいし shiji daimeishi) Korean: 지시대명사 (ko) (jisidaemyeongsa) Latin: pronomen demonstrativum Novial: demonstrativi pronomine Portuguese: pronome demonstrativo (pt) m. Russian: указательное местоимение (ru) (ukazátel’noje mestoiménije) n. Spanish: pronombre demostrativo (es) m.