Pointing Signal
Demonstrative
Deixis
Deictic adverb
Are we pointing to this, that, here, or there?
core
basic
Information structure
معنی
A signal that locates something relative to speaker, listener, place, time, discourse, or attention.
اسے کیسے پہچانیں
Look for this/that/here/there/now/then type pointing words.
مثالیں
الفاظ
this|that|these|those|here|there|now|then
فقرے
this book|that one|over here|at that time
جملہ
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
زبان کا جائزہ
آپ کی زبان میں
Urdu (standard)
موجودگی
strong
اہمیت
Pointing uses یہ/وہ and related adverbs for here/there and now/then.
یہ میرا گھر ہے۔
This my house is.
سیکھی جانے والی زبان میں
Hindi (standard)
موجودگی
strong
مشکل کی سطح
Pointing uses यह/वह, इस/उस, यहाँ/वहाँ and related proximal/distal forms.
यह मेरा घर है।
This my house is.
سیکھنے والوں کا عام مسئلہ
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.