These

/ðiːz/

ये (यह का बहुवचन); ये चीज़ें/ये लोग

Origin & History

From Middle English these, plural of this; from Old English þās (feminine plural of þes/þis), related to the demonstrative base þ- (as in that/these/this).

मध्य अंग्रेज़ी “these” (यह का बहुवचन) से; पुरानी अंग्रेज़ी “þās” से, जो संकेतवाचक मूल “þ-” (जैसे that/this/these) से संबंधित है।

Definition

“These” is a demonstrative determiner/pronoun used for plural nouns to point out people or things that are near in place or time, or that have just been referred to.

“These” एक संकेतवाचक (demonstrative) शब्द है जो बहुवचन के लिए प्रयोग होता है; यह पास की वस्तुओं/लोगों या अभी-अभी उल्लेखित चीज़ों की ओर इशारा करता है।

Parts of Speech

Pronoun:
These are mine.
ये मेरे हैं।
Determiner:
These books are heavy.
ये किताबें भारी हैं।

Usage Examples

These are the keys you asked for.
I like these shoes more than those.
These days, people work from home a lot.
These are the items on sale.
These were discussed in the previous meeting.

Synonyms

This (plural sense) The following (context-dependent)

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Idioms & Phrases

These days
आजकल / इन दिनों
These parts
इस इलाके में / इस क्षेत्र में
These things happen
ऐसी बातें हो जाती हैं