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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieseso
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈe.so
"Quiero eso."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Used to identify a specific person or thing observed or heard close at hand or being indicated.
"That is a beautiful painting on the wall."
- 1
Introducing a clause expressing a statement or hypothesis.
"She said that she would arrive tomorrow."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'þæt', the neuter singular definite article and demonstrative pronoun. It shares roots with Proto-Germanic '*þat' and is cognate with German 'das' and Dutch 'dat', evolving to serve as a fundamental demonstrative and connective particle in Germanic languages.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "That" is said worldwide
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cela
Transliteration: sə.la
"Je veux cela."
das
Transliteration: das
"Das ist ein gutes Buch."
quello
Transliteration: ˈkwel.lo
"Quello è il mio cane."
eso
Transliteration: ˈe.so
"Quiero eso."
isso
Transliteration: ˈi.su
"Eu gosto disso."
वह
Transliteration: vah
"वह एक अच्छी किताब है।"
那个
Transliteration: nà ge
"我想要那个。"
저것
Transliteration: jeo-geot
"저것은 무엇입니까?"
あれ
Transliteration: are
"あれは何ですか。"
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