these

Also spelled Dese

US /ðiz/ UK /ðiːz/ See IPA manual

det pron Freq #132

Meanings

1

det
Plural of this; referring to people or things nearby.

These shoes are too small for me.
2

pron
Plural of this; the people or things being shown or mentioned.

These are the photos I took on holiday.

Etymology

From Middle English þes, from Old English þas, from Proto-West Germanic *þes-, a form of Proto-Germanic *sa (“that”), from Proto-Indo-European *só. Compare with German diese.

þes Middle English þas Old English *þes- Proto-West Germanic *sa Proto-Germanic *só Proto-Indo-European

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# these

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** det, pron
**IPA (US):** ðiz
**IPA (UK):** ðiːz
**Frequency rank:** 132

## Meanings
1. Plural of this; referring to people or things nearby.
2. Plural of this; the people or things being shown or mentioned.

## Examples
- These shoes are too small for me.
- These are the photos I took on holiday.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: þes
- Root: þas
- Root: *þes-
- Root: *sa
- Root: *só

## Etymology
From Middle English þes, from Old English þas, from Proto-West Germanic *þes-, a form of Proto-Germanic *sa (“that”), from Proto-Indo-European *só. Compare with German diese.

## AI Etymology
These is from Middle English þes, from Old English þas, from Proto-West Germanic *þes-, a form of Proto-Germanic *sa (“that”), from Proto-Indo-European *só. Compare with German diese. In present-day use, it can mean plural of this; referring to people or things nearby, or plural of this; the people or things being shown or mentioned.

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