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determinatives

/dɪˈtɜːrmɪnətɪvz/ /dɪˈtɜːrmənətɪvz/

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noun

Bestimmungswörter

An ideogram used to mark semantic categories of words in logographic scripts.

Examples :

"In Egyptian hieroglyphs, the pictures of gods or humans at the end of a word often served as determinatives, helping the reader understand that the word referred to a person or deity. "

In ägyptischen Hieroglyphen dienten die Bilder von Göttern oder Menschen am Ende eines Wortes oft als Bestimmungswörter, um dem Leser zu helfen, zu verstehen, dass sich das Wort auf eine Person oder Gottheit bezog.

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noun

Bestimmungswort, Artikelwort

(grammar) A member of a class of words functioning in a noun phrase to identify or distinguish a referent without describing or modifying it. Examples of determinatives include articles (a, the), demonstratives (this, those), cardinal numbers (three, fifty), and indefinite numerals (most, any, each).

Examples :

"In English grammar lessons, students learn to identify determinatives such as "the," "this," and "five" within sentences. "

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