#determiners

[pompadourpink]

Grammar practice: demonstrative pronouns

Rappel :

Singulier :

Ce (masculin, devant une consonne) : ce livre

Cet (masculin, devant une voyelle ou un "h" muet) : cet homme, cet arbre

Cette (féminin) : cette maison

Pluriel :

Ces (masculin et féminin) : ces enfants, ces idées

Exercice :

This argument is very interesting.

That car is really fast.

These shoes are too small.

Those flowers are beautiful.

This movie is my favorite.

That house on the hill is mine.

These cookies taste delicious.

Those birds are flying south.

This chair is uncomfortable.

That restaurant serves great food.

Cet argument est très intéressant. Cette voiture est vraiment rapide. Ces chaussures sont trop petites. Ces fleurs sont magnifiques. Ce film est mon préféré. Cette maison sur la colline est la mienne. Ces biscuits sont délicieux. Ces oiseaux volent vers le sud. Cette chaise est inconfortable. Ce restaurant sert de la bonne nourriture.

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[captain-acab]

Linguists when they write an article

[lingthusiasm]

Gretchen: What I really like about determiners is that they’re these tiny little words, and they can really drastically change the course of a story you’re talking about, just by influencing the perspective or the relationship that you have with the main noun in the sentence. So if you start with a story like, “I was walking home last night and I saw a cat.” So far… Lauren: Great story. Gretchen: Oh, it’s a good story, any story with a cat is a good story. But so far it’s a pretty straightforward story. Nothing surprising here. Lauren: But it’s clearly a cat you don’t know. Gretchen: Yeah. Lauren: Or we think you don’t know, at this point in the story. Gretchen: But if I say, “I was walking home last night and I saw the cat…” Lauren: Oh my god, your cat got out and then you saw it! Gretchen: So maybe that’s my cat, but maybe that’s just, like, The Cat of Doom. Lauren: Mmm! Gretchen: Or, like, “I was walking last night and I saw that cat.” Lauren: Aw, has it been scratching up all of your plants again? Gretchen: That darn cat! Or if I say, “I was walking home last night and I saw your cat…” Lauren: Oh! I mean, that’s surprising given that you live in a different city and I don’t have a cat, but, you know… Gretchen: We live in different continents, like, your cat is a good swimmer! "I was walking home last night and I saw many cats…“ Lauren: Oh, lucky you! Gretchen: Well, depends on how many. "I was walking home last night and I saw a million cats!” Lauren: “I was walking home last night and I saw at least ten cats.” Gretchen: Like, I’m scared now. You know that thing about “would you rather fight a horse-sized duck or a thousand duck-sized horses?”? Lauren: Yes. Gretchen: Like, a million cats, I don’t want to fight them! Lauren: No. Gretchen: And I don’t even think I want them all to sit in my lap, because I think I’d be crushed. Lauren: Yes, that is a lot of fluff.

Edited excerpt from Episode 22 of Lingthusiasm: This, that and the other thing - determiners

Listen to the episode, read the full transcript, or check out more links about syntax and the different parts of speech. More cats can be found anywhere on the internet. 

[spanishboone]

What are the order of determiners in Spanish?

So there are 3 demonstrative determiners in Spanish that are divided into 3 categories: Proximal (this/these)  - Medial (that/those)  - Distal (that/those at a larger distance). 

Each section essentially describes the distance between objects.

                               Proximal       Media                Distal

Unspecified                  esto            eso                 aquello Masculine singular:     este            ese                  aquel Masculine plural:       estos          esos                 aquellos Feminine singular:      esta            esa                  aquella Feminine plural:         estas          esas                 aquellas

Proximal examples

Me gusta esto - I like this (one) Me gusta este carro - I like this car Me gustan estos - I like these ones me gustan estos carros - I like these cars me gusta esta manzana - I like this apple Me gustan estas manzanas - I like these apples

Medial examples

Me gusta eso - I like that (one) Me gusta ese carro - I like that car Me gustan esos - I like those (ones) me gustan esos carros - I like those cars me gusta esa manzana - I like that apple Me gustan esas manzanas - I like those apples

Distal examples

Me gusta aquello - I like that one (way over there) Me gusta aquel carro - I like that car (way over there) Me gustan aquellos - I like those ones (way over there) me gustan aquellos carros - I like those cars (way over there) me gusta aquella manzana - I like that apple (way over there Me gustan aquellas manzanas - I like those apples (way over there) NOTE: aquel/aquellos and all its forms are used to describe something that is even farther away in distance or in time.

En aquella época - In that age/era

Me acuerdo muy bien de aquel dia en que nos conocimos hace 30 años - I remember the day we met  30 years ago very well

[learningcherryblossoms]

Duolingo Hawaiian!

So if you didn’t know, Duolingo release a Hawaiian course =D. I’ll be posting up the notes as I go along. Here are the first set of notes, on Determiners. The course is still in beta so... there’s that. 

"Ka", "Ke" and "Nā" are determiners that all mean "the". Use "Ke" when the noun that follows begins with the letters K, E, A, or O. Use "Ka" with almost all others! Warning: there will be exceptions (don't worry, we'll let you know which ones they are!).

"Nā" is only used to say "the" when the noun is plural.

Certain words like "wahine" are pronounced with a longer "ā" when plural and hence spelled with a kahakō (macron), "wāhine".

"Kēlā" and "Kēnā" both mean "that". The difference is "Kēlā" refers to "that" which is AWAY from the listener and ʻKēnā" refers to "that" which is NEAR the listener. Cultural note of interest: Hawaiians are keenly aware of space and time.

[mutant-german]

German Determiners