determiner
gb/dɪtˈɚmɪnɚ/ us/dɪtˈɚmɪnɚ/
B2
Kiingereza
Maana
maana 0
Nomino
technical
B2
role
1
word that comes before a noun
A word like the, a, this, or my that goes before a noun.
Muundo wa matumizi:
a determiner; [determiner] + [noun]
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners often confuse determiners with adjectives; determiners usually come before any adjectives (e.g., the big house).
Visawe
specifier (Used especially in linguistics for the same general function in a noun phrase.)
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article (Only a subtype of determiner (a/an, the).)
Miunganiko ya maneno
a determiner
|determiner + noun
|use a determiner
|common determiners
|a determiner phrase
|a determiner system
|determiner position
|determiner agreement
Mada
language
|grammar
|education
Mifano
- In the phrase “the book,” “the” is a determiner.
- “My” is a determiner in “my friends.”
- Some noun phrases can have more than one determiner, such as “all the students.”
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- The word “a” is a determiner.
- Put a determiner before this noun.
Nomino
formal
C1
abstract
2
factor that decides an outcome
Something that helps decide what happens.
Muundo wa matumizi:
a/the determiner of [something]
Kosa la kawaida:
This meaning is less common than determinant; in many contexts, determinant is the more usual word.
Visawe
deciding factor (Common everyday phrase with the same meaning.)
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determinant (More standard noun for a deciding factor, especially in academic writing.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
key determiner
|main determiner
|major determiner
|primary determiner
|important determiner
|a determiner of success
|a determiner of behavior
|a determiner of health
|a determiner of choice
Mada
business
|society
|education
Mifano
- Price was the main determiner of where we stayed.
- Access to clean water is a major determiner of public health.
- In many elections, turnout is a key determiner of the result.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- Money was the determiner of our decision.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
determiner
IPA
GB/dɪtˈɚmɪnɚ/
US/dɪtˈɚmɪnɚ/
Silabi na mkazo
de - term - iner (silabi 3)
Stress on 2nd syllable (term)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: determiner
- Plural: determiners
Familia ya neno
Forms
determiners
noun
Core family
Related words
determinedly
adverb
determinant
noun
Negative and opposite forms
undetermined
adjective
indeterminate
adjective
Advanced or less common
deterministic
adjective C1
determinism
noun C1
Semi
demonstrative determiner
1/dɪmˈɑnstɹɪtɪv dɪtˈɚmɪnɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
determiner pointing to something
A word like this or those before a noun.
Mifano
- In “those days,” “those” is a demonstrative determiner.
- “This” is a demonstrative determiner in “this problem.”
determiner phrase
1/dɪtˈɚmɪnɚ fɹˈeɪz/
fixed phrase
technical
noun phrase headed by a determiner
A grammar term for a phrase built around a determiner.
Mifano
- In DP analysis, “the book” is treated as a determiner phrase rather than a noun phrase.
- The article introduces the determiner phrase hypothesis.
possessive determiner
1/pəzˈɛsɪv dɪtˈɚmɪnɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
determiner showing ownership
A word like my or their before a noun.
Mifano
- In “our house,” “our” is a possessive determiner.
- She replaced “the report” with “her report” by adding a possessive determiner.
possessive determiner
1/pəzˈɛsɪv dɪtˈɚmɪnɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
determiner showing belonging
a word like my or their before a noun
Mifano
- In modern grammar, my and your are often called possessive determiners.
- A possessive determiner usually comes at the start of a noun phrase: “his new job.”
- “Its” is a possessive determiner, while “it’s” means “it is.”
postdeterminer
1/pˈɔstdɪtˈɚmɪnɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
word placed after a determiner
A word like first that can come after the before a noun.
Mifano
- In “the first time,” “first” is often analyzed as a postdeterminer.
- “Many” can work as a postdeterminer in “the many problems we faced.”
predeterminer
1/pɹˈɛdɪtˈɚmɪnɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
word placed before another determiner
A word like all that can come before the or my.
Mifano
- In “all the students,” “all” is a predeterminer.
- “Both” functions as a predeterminer in “both these answers.”
quantifying determiner
1/kwˈɔntɪfˌaɪɪŋ dɪtˈɚmɪnɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
determiner expressing amount
A word that tells the amount before a noun, like some or many.
Mifano
- “Many” is a quantifying determiner in “many people.”
- In “enough time,” “enough” functions as a quantifying determiner.