Pointing Signal
Demonstrative
Deixis
Deictic adverb
Are we pointing to this, that, here, or there?
core
basic
Information structure
المعنى
A signal that locates something relative to speaker, listener, place, time, discourse, or attention.
طريقة التعرّف عليه
Look for this/that/here/there/now/then type pointing words.
أمثلة
كلمات
this|that|these|those|here|there|now|then
عبارات
this book|that one|over here|at that time
جملة
This is my favorite place.
Visual guide
Basic shape
Pointing from here/now speaker center: here, now near speaker: this away: that, there other time: then Use: this book, over here
Compare shape
Comparison shape 2-way: this = near that = away 3-way: near speaker near listener far from both Also: here/there, now/then
نظرة على اللغة
في لغتك
Arabic (Modern Standard)
مدى الظهور
strong
الأهمية
Demonstratives show near/far, gender and number, and interact with definiteness and word order.
هذه سيارة جديدة.
This is a new car.
في لغة التعلّم
Hindi (standard)
مدى الظهور
strong
الصعوبة
Pointing uses यह/वह, इस/उस, यहाँ/वहाँ and related proximal/distal forms.
यह मेरा घर है।
This my house is.
مشكلة شائعة للمتعلّمين
Learners may confuse direct and oblique demonstrative forms.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.