этот

Russian

Alternative forms

• э́тотъ (étot) — pre-1918 spelling

Etymology

From тот (tot), with the expressive prefix э- (e-) (from Proto-Indo-European *h₁é), winning over сей (sej) in the 19th century. Compare Sanskrit एतद् (etád).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛtət]

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Determiner

э́тот • (étot) m (demonstrative, feminine э́та, neuter э́то, plural э́ти)

1. Mostly proximal demonstrative determiner. Usually translated as "this"/"these", but can occasionally be translated as "that"/"those" and, in some cases, the English definite article, "the".

   Synonyms: (higher register, partial) да́нный (dánnyj), (dated or poetic) сей (sej), (partial) тот (tot)

   Э́та моде́ль сто́ит пятьсо́т рубле́й, а вот э́та моде́ль сто́ит семьсо́т.

   Éta modɛ́lʹ stóit pjatʹsót rubléj, a vot éta modɛ́lʹ stóit semʹsót.

   This model costs five hundred roubles, and this model costs seven hundred.

   Э́тот я́ркий объе́кт - Вене́ра, а вот э́тот мига́ющий свет - самолёт.

   Étot járkij obʺjékt - Venéra, a vot étot migájuščij svet - samoljót.

   That bright object is Venus, and that flashing light is a plane.

   (May be used to indicate something physically or mentally distal to the speaker and translated as "that"/"those".)

   Я сде́лал э́ти рису́нки вчера́.

   Ja sdélal éti risúnki včerá.

   I made these drawings yesterday.

   Вы должны́ неме́дленно поки́нуть э́тот райо́н.

   Vy dolžný nemédlenno pokínutʹ étot rajón.

   You have to leave the area immediately.

   (May be translated as "the" when "the" is implied to mean "this", essentially taking on some of the role of the English definite article, in this case avoiding ambiguity over which region.)

Derived terms

• в э́ти дни́ (v éti dní)
• в э́то вре́мя (v éto vrémja)
• как произно́сится э́то сло́во (kak proiznósitsja éto slóvo)
• с э́того моме́нта (s étovo moménta)

Pronoun

э́тот • (étot) m (demonstrative, feminine э́та, neuter э́то, plural э́ти)

1. this/that one, these/those (ones)

   Synonyms: (higher register, partial) да́нный (dánnyj), (dated or poetic) сей (sej), (partial) тот (tot)

   Э́та моде́ль сто́ит пятьсо́т рубле́й, а вот э́та сто́ит семьсо́т.

   Éta modɛ́lʹ stóit pjatʹsót rubléj, a vot éta stóit semʹsót.

   This model costs five hundred roubles, and this one costs seven hundred.

   (Translated as "this one" / "these (ones)" when indicating something physically or mentally proximal to the speaker.)

   Э́тот я́ркий объе́кт - Вене́ра, а вот э́тот - Си́риус.

   Étot járkij obʺjékt - Venéra, a vot étot - Sírius.

   That bright object is Venus, and that one is Sirius.

   (Translated as "that one" / "those (ones)" when indicating something physically or mentally distal to the speaker.)

   Мне нра́вятся мно́гие её рису́нки, а вот э́ти - не о́чень.

   Mne nrávjatsja mnógije jejó risúnki, a vot éti - ne óčenʹ.

   I like many of her drawings, but these (ones) not so much.

Usage notes

• See э́то (éto) for additional pronoun senses specific to the neuter singular.
• Although in theory proximal, use of э́тот (étot) overlaps with that of the English distal demonstrative pronouns, that and those. The theoretically distal Russian demonstrative pronoun, тот (tot), is mostly used in a few mostly grammatically supportive roles.
• Due to often usage in colloquial speech, э́тот (étot) is considered inappropriate for documents and formal letters. The higher register terms да́нный (dánnyj), настоя́щий (nastojáščij) and вышеука́занный (vyšeukázannyj) are used instead.

Declension

Declension of э́тот

		masculine	neuter	feminine	plural
nominative		э́тот étot	э́то éto	э́та éta	э́ти éti
genitive		э́того étovo		э́той étoj	э́тих étix
dative		э́тому étomu		э́той étoj	э́тим étim
accusative	animate	э́того étovo	э́то éto	э́ту étu	э́тих étix
	inanimate	э́тот étot			э́ти éti
instrumental		э́тим étim		э́той, э́тою étoj, étoju	э́тими étimi
prepositional		э́том étom		э́той étoj	э́тих étix

Related terms

• тот (tot)