🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

निर्देशक

Pronunciation / Transliteration: nirdeshak

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Determiner/dɪˈtɜːmɪnə/
nounabbreviationCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"अंग्रेजी व्याकरण में 'the' एक निर्देशक है।"

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As noun
  1. 1

    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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