determiner

Meaning

1. Someone or something that determines, or helps to determine, something else.
2. Someone or something that determines, or helps to determine, something else.
3. A member of a class of words functioning in a noun phrase to identify or distinguish a referent without describing or modifying it.
4. 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.

Synonyms

determinative

determining factor

determinant

𐐼𐐨𐐻𐐲𐑉𐑋𐐮𐑌𐐲𐑉

modifier

clincher

qualifier

causal factor

demonstrative

definite article

article

decisive factor

Translations

déterminant

determinante

determinator

determinante

Determinativ

Determinans

determinant

determinatiu

Artikel

Artikelwort

factor determinant

Personalpronomina

Determinierer

Zahlwörter

factor decisiu

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈtɜː.mɪ.nə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From determine + -er.

Sentences

Predicative adjectives are generally separated from the noun by a determiner .