This, that, these, those
ይህ፣ ያ፣ እነዚህ፣ እነዚያ
Point to things near you and far from you, one or many.
How it works
Use this and these for things near you. Use that and those for things far from you.
ቅርብ ላሉ ነገሮች this እና these፣ ሩቅ ላሉ ነገሮች that እና those እንጠቀማለን።
The four words · አራቱ ቃላት
this book (one, near) → these books (many, near)
ይህ መጽሐፍ → እነዚህ መጻሕፍት
that house (one, far) → those houses (many, far)
ያ ቤት → እነዚያ ቤቶች
After these and those, the noun is plural: these shoes, not these shoe.
ከthese እና those በኋላ ስሙ ብዙ ቁጥር ይሆናል፦ these shoes።
Examples
Listen, then tap the microphone to record yourself and compare. Your voice stays on your phone.
This is my phone.
ይህ ስልኬ ነው።
That is our school.
ያ ትምህርት ቤታችን ነው።
These bananas are fresh.
እነዚህ ሙዞች ትኩስ ናቸው።
Those children are my students.
እነዚያ ልጆች ተማሪዎቼ ናቸው።
Is this your bag?
ይህ ቦርሳዎ ነው?
Who is that man?
ያ ሰውዬ ማን ነው?