"determiner" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɪˈtɜː.mɪ.nə(ɹ)/ [General-Australian, Received-Pronunciation], /dɪˈtɝ.mɪ.nɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-determiner.wav [Southern-England] Forms: determiners [plural]
Etymology: From determine + -er. Etymology templates: {{af|en|determine|-er|id2=agent noun}} determine + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} determiner (plural determiners)
  1. (grammar) A member of a class of words functioning in a noun phrase to identify or distinguish a referent without describing or modifying it. Categories (topical): Grammar Translations (class of words): مُحَدِّدَة (muḥaddida) [feminine] (Arabic), дэтэрмінаты́ў (determinatýŭ) [masculine] (Belarusian), নির্ণায়ক (nirnaẏok) (Bengali), детермина́нта (determinánta) [feminine] (Bulgarian), determinant (Catalan), 限定詞 (Chinese Mandarin), 限定词 (xiàndìngcí) (Chinese Mandarin), 限定語 (Chinese Mandarin), 限定语 (xiàndìngyǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), determinator [common-gender] (Danish), determinator [masculine] (Dutch), determinanto (Esperanto), tarkenne (Finnish), déterminant [masculine] (French), Artikelwort (english: related terms) [neuter] (German), Determinans [neuter] (German), Determinativ [neuter] (German), Determinierer [masculine] (German), προσδιοριστής (prosdioristís) [masculine] (Greek), determináns (Hungarian), névelőféle (Hungarian), melléknévi értékben álló névmás (Hungarian), cinntitheach [masculine] (Irish), determinante [masculine] (Italian), 限定詞 (genteishi) (alt: げんていし) (Japanese), 한정사 (hanjeongsa) (alt: 限定詞) (Korean), 관형사 (gwanhyeongsa) (alt: 冠形詞) (Korean), determinantas (Lithuanian), детермина́нта (determinánta) [feminine] (Macedonian), penunjuk (Malay), тодотгогч (todotgogč) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), тодотгогч үг (todotgogč üg) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), тодотгол үг (todotgol üg) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), ᠲᠣᠳᠣᠳᠬᠠᠭᠴᠢ (tododqaɣči) [Mongolian] (Mongolian), ᠲᠣᠳᠣᠳᠬᠠᠭᠴᠢ ᠦᠭᠡ (tododqaɣči üge) [Mongolian] (Mongolian), ᠲᠣᠳᠣᠳᠬᠠᠯ ᠦᠭᠡ (tododqal üge) [Mongolian] (Mongolian), determinativ [neuter] (Norwegian), bestemmelsesord [neuter] (Norwegian), determinativ [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), determinativ [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), دترمینان (determinânt) (Persian), określnik [masculine] (Polish), determinante [masculine] (Portuguese), determinant [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), определя́ющее сло́во (opredeljájuščeje slóvo) [neuter] (Russian), детерминати́в (dɛtɛrminatív) [masculine] (Russian), детермина̀нта [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), determinànta [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), determinante [masculine] (Spanish), determinant [neuter] (Swedish), муайянкунандаи (muayyankunandayi) (Tajik), ดีเทอร์มิเนอร์ (Thai), визна́чник (vyznáčnyk) [neuter] (Ukrainian), детермінати́в (determinatýv) [masculine] (Ukrainian), دترمینان (Urdu), mezondir (Uzbek), định thức (Vietnamese), banodolyn [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-determiner-en-noun-qt6ZTStZ Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'class of words': 70 24 3 3
  2. (grammar) A dependent function in a noun phrase that marks it 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. Categories (topical): Grammar Synonyms (grammatical function): determinative Synonyms (word class): determinative Hypernyms (word class): function word Hyponyms (word class): article (a/an, the), demonstrative determiner (this, that, these, those), possessive determiner, cardinal number (three, 50), quantifier (most, any, much, each): predeterminer, central determiner, postdeterminer Derived forms (in grammar): determiner phrase, predeterminer, postdeterminer, null determiner Translations (dependent function in a noun phrase): determinator [masculine] (Dutch), tarkenne (Finnish), determinante [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-determiner-en-noun-DaPlmEdC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Parts of speech Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 34 19 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 27 45 12 15 Disambiguation of Parts of speech: 21 40 19 20 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'grammatical function': 30 64 2 3 Disambiguation of 'word class': 36 52 8 4 Disambiguation of 'word class': 36 51 8 5 Disambiguation of 'word class): article (a/an, the), demonstrative determiner (this, that, these, those), possessive determiner, cardinal number (three, 50), quantifier (most, any, much, each': 31 53 7 8 Disambiguation of 'in grammar': 34 48 8 10 Disambiguation of 'dependent function in a noun phrase': 34 61 2 2
  3. Something (some input factor, a nonsentient agent) that determines, or helps someone to determine, something else. Translations (something that determines): aanwijzer [masculine] (Dutch), määrittäjä (Finnish), determinante [masculine] (Italian), determinador [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-determiner-en-noun-Euan52aK Disambiguation of 'something that determines': 10 14 46 30
  4. Someone (a sentient agent) who determines; a decider of a disposition. Synonyms (sentient agent): arbiter, arbitrator, decider, decisor, decisionmaker, disposer
    Sense id: en-determiner-en-noun-~lnZzh9f Categories (other): English terms with collocations Disambiguation of 'sentient agent': 3 5 13 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: article, demonstrative

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          "code": "ms",
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          "word": "penunjuk"
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          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "determinânt",
          "sense": "class of words",
          "word": "دترمینان"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "class of words",
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          "word": "określnik"
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          "code": "pt",
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
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          "word": "determinant"
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          "_dis1": "70 24 3 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "opredeljájuščeje slóvo",
          "sense": "class of words",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
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          "word": "определя́ющее сло́во"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "dɛtɛrminatív",
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
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          "code": "es",
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          "word": "ดีเทอร์มิเนอร์"
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "vyznáčnyk",
          "sense": "class of words",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
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          "word": "визна́чник"
        },
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          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "determinatýv",
          "sense": "class of words",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "детермінати́в"
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          "word": "دترمینان"
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          "sense": "class of words",
          "word": "mezondir"
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          "sense": "class of words",
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      "word": "নির্ণায়ক"
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      "roman": "determinánta",
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      "sense": "class of words",
      "word": "限定詞"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "class of words",
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      "sense": "class of words",
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      "word": "Artikelwort"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "Determinans"
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      "sense": "class of words",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Determinierer"
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      "sense": "class of words",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "προσδιοριστής"
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      "word": "névelőféle"
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        "Mongolian"
      ],
      "word": "ᠲᠣᠳᠣᠳᠬᠠᠯ ᠦᠭᠡ"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "class of words",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "determinativ"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "class of words",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bestemmelsesord"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "class of words",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "determinativ"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "class of words",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "determinativ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "determinânt",
      "sense": "class of words",
      "word": "دترمینان"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "class of words",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "określnik"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "class of words",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "determinante"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "class of words",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "determinant"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "opredeljájuščeje slóvo",
      "sense": "class of words",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "определя́ющее сло́во"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dɛtɛrminatív",
      "sense": "class of words",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "детерминати́в"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "class of words",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "детермина̀нта"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "class of words",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "determinànta"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "class of words",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "determinante"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "class of words",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "determinant"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "muayyankunandayi",
      "sense": "class of words",
      "word": "муайянкунандаи"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "class of words",
      "word": "ดีเทอร์มิเนอร์"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vyznáčnyk",
      "sense": "class of words",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "визна́чник"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "determinatýv",
      "sense": "class of words",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "детермінати́в"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "sense": "class of words",
      "word": "دترمینان"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "class of words",
      "word": "mezondir"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "class of words",
      "word": "định thức"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "class of words",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "banodolyn"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "dependent function in a noun phrase",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "determinator"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "dependent function in a noun phrase",
      "word": "tarkenne"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "dependent function in a noun phrase",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "determinante"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "something that determines",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aanwijzer"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "something that determines",
      "word": "määrittäjä"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "something that determines",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "determinante"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "something that determines",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "determinador"
    }
  ],
  "word": "determiner"
}

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