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determinatives

/dɪˈtɜːrmɪnətɪvz/ /dɪˈtɜːrmənətɪvz/

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noun

Déterminatifs

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. "

Dans les hiéroglyphes égyptiens, les images de dieux ou d'humains à la fin d'un mot servaient souvent de déterminatifs, aidant le lecteur à comprendre que le mot se référait à une personne ou une divinité.

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noun

Déterminant

(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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