Pointing Signal
Demonstrative
Deixis
Deictic adverb
Are we pointing to this, that, here, or there?
core
basic
Information structure
Bedeutung
A signal that locates something relative to speaker, listener, place, time, discourse, or attention.
So erkennst Du es
Look for this/that/here/there/now/then type pointing words.
Beispiele
Wörter
this|that|these|those|here|there|now|then
Ausdrücke
this book|that one|over here|at that time
Satz
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
Sprachansicht
In deiner Sprache
German (standard)
Ausprägung
strong
Bedeutung
Pointing words behave like determiners and inflect for gender, number and case.
dieses Buch, jener Tag
this book, that day
In deiner Lernsprache
Hindi (standard)
Ausprägung
strong
Schwierigkeit
Pointing uses यह/वह, इस/उस, यहाँ/वहाँ and related proximal/distal forms.
यह मेरा घर है।
This my house is.
Typische Lernhürde
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.