Pointing Signal
Demonstrative
Deixis
Deictic adverb
Are we pointing to this, that, here, or there?
core
basic
Information structure
ਅਰਥ
A signal that locates something relative to speaker, listener, place, time, discourse, or attention.
ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਪਛਾਣਣਾ ਹੈ
Look for this/that/here/there/now/then type pointing words.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
ਸ਼ਬਦ
this|that|these|those|here|there|now|then
ਵਾਕਾਂਸ਼
this book|that one|over here|at that time
ਵਾਕ
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
ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਝਲਕ
ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ
Punjabi (standard, Gurmukhi)
ਮੌਜੂਦਗੀ
strong
ਮਹੱਤਤਾ
Pointing uses ਇਹ/ਉਹ, ਇਸ/ਉਸ, ਇੱਥੇ/ਉੱਥੇ and related proximal/distal forms.
ਇਹ ਮੇਰਾ ਘਰ ਹੈ।
This my house is.
ਸਿੱਖੀ ਜਾ ਰਹੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ
Hindi (standard)
ਮੌਜੂਦਗੀ
strong
ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲਤਾ
Pointing uses यह/वह, इस/उस, यहाँ/वहाँ and related proximal/distal forms.
यह मेरा घर है।
This my house is.
ਸਿੱਖਣ ਵਾਲਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਆਮ ਸਮੱਸਿਆ
Learners may confuse direct and oblique demonstrative forms.
Good transfer potential
This block behaves relatively similarly, so you can transfer intuition more safely between the two languages.