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determiner · A1

These

THEEZ/ðiːz/

The plural of this — the ones near you: these shoes, these people. This is one near thing. Those is the far plural. These + plural noun + are.

Meaning

The plural of this: the ones near you.

Examples

  • “These shoes are new.”
  • “These apples are sweet.”
  • “Are these your keys?”

Good to know

these + plural (near). Singular: this. Far plural: those.

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