these - English word #103

Translation

More than one thing that is near you; the plural of this.

Word origin

From Old English thǣs, a plural form built from the same root as this, used to point at nearby things.

These shoes are too small.

"These" points to more than one thing near you.

these red apples.

"These" is the plural of "this".

Please these books home.

"These" shows the books are close by.

this

Points to a person or thing that is near, or the one you are talking about right now.

that

Points to a person or thing further away, or the one already mentioned, and can also join two parts of a sentence.

them

Used to talk about more than one person or thing after a verb or preposition.

they

Stands for two or more people or things already mentioned, when they are the subject of the sentence.

some

An amount or number that is not exact, a few or a little.

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