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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieseste
Pronunciation / Transliteration: es-teh
"Este libro es mi favorito."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Used to identify a specific person or thing close at hand or being indicated or experienced.
"This is my favorite book."
- 1
Used to refer to a specific thing or person that is present or being discussed.
"This car is faster than that one."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'þis', a neuter singular demonstrative pronoun related to Old High German 'dese', rooted in Proto-Germanic and Indo-European demonstrative bases. Throughout the history of English, it has served as the primary proximal demonstrative for identifying objects or concepts close in time or space.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "This" is said worldwide
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dies
Transliteration: dees
"Dieses Buch ist mein Favorit."
questo
Transliteration: kwesto
"Questo libro è il mio preferito."
este
Transliteration: es-teh
"Este libro es mi favorito."
este
Transliteration: es-teh
"Este livro é o meu favorito."
ce
Transliteration: suh
"Ce livre est mon préféré."
यह
Transliteration: yah
"यह मेरी पसंदीदा किताब है।"
这个
Transliteration: zhè ge
"这本书是我最喜欢的。"
이
Transliteration: i
"이 책은 내가 가장 좋아하는 책이다."
これ
Transliteration: kore
"これは私のお気に入りの本です。"
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