Pointing Signal
Demonstrative
Deixis
Deictic adverb
Are we pointing to this, that, here, or there?
core
basic
Information structure
معنا
A signal that locates something relative to speaker, listener, place, time, discourse, or attention.
چطور آن را تشخیص دهید
Look for this/that/here/there/now/then type pointing words.
نمونهها
واژهها
this|that|these|those|here|there|now|then
عبارتها
this book|that one|over here|at that time
جمله
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
نمای زبان
در زبان شما
Persian (Farsi, standard Iranian)
میزان حضور
strong
اهمیت
Pointing uses این/آن and اینجا/آنجا, with distance and context.
این را میخواهم.
this RA want-I.
در زبان در حال یادگیری
Hindi (standard)
میزان حضور
strong
دشواری
Pointing uses यह/वह, इस/उस, यहाँ/वहाँ and related proximal/distal forms.
यह मेरा घर है।
This my house is.
چالش رایج زبانآموزان
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.