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Pronunciation / Transliteration: de-ter-mi-nant
"Un article est un type de déterminant."
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A modifying word that determines the kind of reference a noun has, such as a determiner, article, demonstrative, or quantifier.
"Words like 'the', 'some', and 'my' function as determiners in English grammar."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin determinare, meaning 'to limit' or 'to set bounds', passing through Old French determiner. In modern linguistics, it functions as a grammatical category introduced in the mid-20th century to describe words that specify the reference of a noun.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Determiner" is said worldwide
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déterminant
Transliteration: de-ter-mi-nant
"Un article est un type de déterminant."
Determinator
Transliteration: de-ter-mi-na-tor
"Der Artikel ist ein Determinator im Satz."
determinante
Transliteration: de-ter-mi-nan-te
"L'articolo è un determinante."
determinante
Transliteration: de-ter-mi-nan-te
"Los artículos son un tipo de determinante."
determinante
Transliteration: de-ter-mi-nan-te
"O artigo definido é um determinante."
निर्देशक
Transliteration: nirdeshak
"अंग्रेजी व्याकरण में 'the' एक निर्देशक है।"
限定词
Transliteration: xiàn dìng cí
"冠词是英语中最常见的限定词。"
한정사
Transliteration: han-jeong-sa
"관사는 명사 앞에서 한정사로 쓰입니다."
限定詞
Transliteration: genteishi
"冠詞は英語の主要な限定詞の一つです。"
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