demonstrative pronoun

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demonstrative pronoun

noun demonstrative pronouns · pronoun demonstrative

  1. A pronoun that replaces a noun whose identity can be understood from the context and indicates whether the noun is singular or plural and whether it is near or far from the speaker or writer. In the sentence I like this, the word this is a demonstrative pronoun.

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noun pronoun which replaces a noun

Españolpronombre demostrativo
한국어지시대명사 jisidaemyeongsa
日本語指示代名詞
中文指示代詞 /指示代词 zhǐshì dàicí
Portuguêspronome demonstrativo
Françaispronom démonstratif
Deutschhinweisendes Fürwort, Demonstrativpronomen, Demonstrativum, Demonstrativ
Italianopronome dimostrativo
Ελληνικάδεικτική αντωνυμία deiktikí antonymía
Românăpronume demonstrativ
Русскийуказа́тельное местоиме́ние ukazátelʹnoje mestoiménije
עבריתכִּינּוּי רֶמֶז kinúy rémez

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@misc{demonstrative_pronoun_2026,
  title = {demonstrative pronoun},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/demonstrative%20pronoun},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}