see|déterminer
rfc|might have been rfv�d, but the wording is bad (first def)
wikipedia|dab=determiner
English
Etymology
-er|determine
Noun
en-noun
- 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 determiners include articles (a, the), demonstratives (this, those), cardinal numbers (three, fifty), and indefinite numerals (most, any, each).
- grammar A dependent function in a noun phrase marking the NP as definite or indefinite. This function is usually filled by words in the determinative class but may be filled by other elements such as a genitive pronoun.
- context|Colloquial Something that determines, or helps someone to determine, something else.
#*1901: Azel Ames, The Mayflower and Her Log
#*: The "steel-yards" and "measures" were the only determiners of weight and quantity � as the hour-glass and sun dial were of time � possessed at first (so far as appears) by the passengers of the Pilgrim ship,
Synonyms
italbrac|word class determinative
Translations
trans-top|class of words
Dutch: t|nl|determinator|m
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|dependent function in a noun phrase
Dutch: t|nl|determinator|m
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|something that determines
Dutch: t|nl|aanwijzer|m
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|Translations to be checked
ttbc|French: déterminant m
trans-bottom
See also
article
demonstrative
References
determiner in W:CGEL|The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language Huddleston & Pullum, 2002. CUP.
Category:Parts of speech
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