A1 pronoun Neutre #96 le plus courant

these

/ðiːz/

The plural form of 'this', used to identify specific people or things near the speaker in space or time. It can function as either a pronoun or a determiner to point out multiple items.

Exemples

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1

These are my favorite books on the shelf.

These are my favorite books on the shelf.

2

These results indicate a significant improvement in performance.

These results indicate a significant improvement in performance.

3

Do you want to see these?

Do you want to see these?

Famille de mots

Adjectif
this
Apparenté
this
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Astuce mémo

Remember: 'These' has the letter 'e' like the word 'near' (if you stretch it!), and it is the plural friend of 'this'.

Quiz rapide

___ flowers in my hand smell wonderful.

Correct !

La bonne réponse est : these

Exemples

1

These are my favorite books on the shelf.

everyday

These are my favorite books on the shelf.

2

These results indicate a significant improvement in performance.

formal

These results indicate a significant improvement in performance.

3

Do you want to see these?

informal

Do you want to see these?

4

These observations are consistent with previous experimental data.

academic

These observations are consistent with previous experimental data.

5

Please sign these contracts and return them to the office.

business

Please sign these contracts and return them to the office.

Famille de mots

Adjectif
this
Apparenté
this

Collocations courantes

these days these days
all of these all of these
one of these one of these
some of these some of these
between these between these

Phrases Courantes

one of these days

one of these days

these things happen

these things happen

along these lines

along these lines

Souvent confondu avec

these vs this

'This' is used for one thing (singular), while 'these' is used for two or more things (plural).

these vs those

'These' refers to things close to the speaker, while 'those' refers to things further away.

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Notes d'usage

Use 'these' when referring to plural objects or people that are physically close to you or mentioned recently in a conversation.

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Erreurs courantes

A common mistake is using 'this' with plural nouns, such as saying 'this people' instead of 'these people'.

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Astuce mémo

Remember: 'These' has the letter 'e' like the word 'near' (if you stretch it!), and it is the plural friend of 'this'.

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Origine du mot

From Old English 'thās', the plural of 'thes' (this).

Modèles grammaticaux

Used with plural nouns Functions as a demonstrative pronoun Functions as a demonstrative determiner

Quiz rapide

___ flowers in my hand smell wonderful.

Correct !

La bonne réponse est : these

Mots lis

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C1

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C1

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forenumerary

C1

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detangite

C1

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C1

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C1

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C1

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C1

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