English word list: Determiners — 43 words

definite article marking a specific noun

Also means: article forming part of a proper name · superlative marker in “the most” · definite article nominalizing an adjective

singular indefinite article

Also means: part of the quantifier “a lot” · part of the degree phrase “a bit” · distributive marker meaning “per”

demonstrative pronoun

Also means: relative-clause pronoun · content-clause marker · demonstrative determiner

demonstrative pronoun: this thing or situation

Also means: demonstrative determiner: near singular thing · demonstrative pronoun: this person or name · demonstrative determiner: this particular person or name

possessive determiner: belonging to me

Also means: exclamatory possessive modifier expressing surprise or distress · affectionate possessive form of address

one

/wʌn/

the number 1; a single unit

Also means: pronoun for a person or thing · emphatic determiner highlighting a particular thing · indefinite determiner marking a particular but unspecified time

interrogative pronoun asking which thing or information

Also means: free relative pronoun meaning “the thing(s) that” · exclamatory interjection expressing surprise or confusion · interrogative determiner asking which kind or item

indefinite article before a vowel sound

the complete group, used as a pronoun

Also means: the entire set, used as a determiner · the entire span of time · in any way or to any extent, in a negative-polarity phrase

possessive determiner: belonging to a male person

Also means: possessive pronoun: belonging to a male person

possessive determiner for a female person

Also means: female person as an object · female person as subject of an -ing clause · female person as subject of an infinitive clause

relative pronoun referring to the preceding statement

Also means: relative pronoun acting as the clause object · relative pronoun acting as the clause subject · relative pronoun acting as the object of a preposition

many

/ˈmɛni/

a large number of

Also means: asks for a number · a greater amount of · additional or further things

possessive determiner: belonging to it

possessive determiner: belonging to you

degree adverb: to a great extent or amount

Also means: standalone quantity pronoun: an amount · quantity determiner specifying an amount of a mass noun · quantity determiner in a question: what amount of

an unspecified number of plural things

Also means: an unspecified amount of a mass noun · some people (indefinite pronoun) · a certain, unspecified point

different from those referred to

Also means: remaining · additional or further · reciprocal pronoun meaning one another

more

/mɔːr/

additional or further things

Also means: comparative degree marker: to a greater extent · a greater amount of · any further or longer (in “no more”)

no

/noʊ/

not any; zero

Also means: expression of dismay · negative answer or disagreement · not anymore (in “no longer”)

plural demonstrative determiner for nearby or current things

belonging to them; plural possessive determiner

most

/moʊst/

to the greatest degree

Also means: the majority of

the two, before a plural noun

Also means: the two people or things, used alone · showing that an action applies to the two subjects · indicating that two properties or descriptions apply

plural demonstrative determiner identifying specific things

possessive determiner: belonging to us

possessive determiner meaning belonging to us

each recurring time period

Also means: each item or member in a group

any

/ˈɛni/

not a single one or any amount, under negation

Also means: every member of a group, without restriction · an unspecified amount or instance in a question

one more; additional

Also means: a different; alternative

distributive determiner: every individual

Also means: reciprocal marker in “each other” · frequency phrase: per week

an unspecified person

Also means: possessive determiner referring to an unspecified person

enough

/ɪˈnʌf/

to a sufficient degree

Also means: sufficient or adequate · as much as needed before a noun

of that kind

several

/ˈsɛvərəl/

more than two, but not many

also, in a negative statement

Also means: one of two alternatives · in either case

few

/fjuː/

a small number of

Also means: a small number of, at intervals

anything that; an unspecified thing

Also means: dismissive expression of indifference · no matter what; regardless of what · any; of any kind

half

/hæf/

one of two equal parts

Also means: 50% of a stated amount or time · partly; not fully (prefix)

Half

/hæf/

one of two equal parts of a whole

certain

/ˈsɜːtən/

sure or convinced

Also means: some particular but unspecified · definite or unambiguous

neither

/ˈnaɪðər/

not one or the other of two

Also means: also not

possessive relative determiner

Also means: interrogative possessive determiner