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Bu Bunlar Determiner  /ðɪs   Talking Sth Sb A1 

Level A1 
Kind determiner
Front this 
IPA  /ðɪs   / determiner
Back bu, bunlar
Back 2

this (determiner)

 /ðɪs   / determiner
 
 1 used for talking about sb/sth that is close to you in time or space
bu, bunlar
 Have a look at this photo.
 These boots are really comfortable. My old ones weren't.
 Is this the book you asked for?
 These are the letters to be filed, not those over there.
 This chair's softer than that one, so I'll sit here.
 2 used for talking about sth that was mentioned or talked about earlier
 (önceden bahsi geçen) bu, bunlar
 Where did you hear about this?
 3 used for introducing sb or showing sb sth
 (göstererek) bu, bunlar
 This is my wife, Claudia, and these are our children, David and Vicky.
 It's easier if you do it like this.
 4 (used with days of the week or periods of time) of today or the present week, year, etc.
 (zaman belirterek) bu
 Are you busy this afternoon?
 this Friday
 5 (informal)
(used when you are telling a story) a certain
 (bir şey anlatırken) bu, bunlar
 Then this woman said …
IDIOM
this and that; this, that and the other
various things
ordan burdan
 We chatted about this and that.
 

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