Demonstrative Determiners (this, that, these, those)
Near or far, one or many. This, that, these and those.
ළඟ තියෙන එකක් නම් this (මේ), දුර තියෙන එකක් නම් that (අර/ඒ). ගොඩක් තියෙනවා නම් ළඟ ඒවා these (මේවා), දුර ඒවා those (අරවා/ඒවා).
Near and far
- Is this Nimal's house?
- Is that Nimal's house over there?
- These mangoes are mine.
- Those mangoes are yours.
Near and far in time
this / these for now. that / those for the past (or far away in time).
Time
- What are you doing these days?
- Those days are gone.
- This time, I won't be late.
- Remember that time we went to Sigiriya?
With "one", or on their own
When it's clear what you mean, you can say this one / that one, or use the word alone:
On their own
- Can I try that one?
- This one is broken.
- Those aren't mine.
- I'll never forget this.
On the phone
Phone calls
- Hello, this is Kasun.
- Is that Malki?
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What are you doing days?
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Have you read book? It's really good.
" trousers are too long for me."
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