No. 28 in Catalan
això
"That" or "this" (used to refer to something near or previously mentioned).
In a sentence
Això és un llibre interessant.
This is an interesting book.
In this sentence, 'això' functions as a demonstrative pronoun, referring to a specific object (the book) and pointing it out.
Què és això?
What is this?
Here, 'això' is used as a demonstrative pronoun in a question context, representing something whose nature is asked about.
No entenc això que m'expliques.
I don't understand this that you're explaining to me.
In this context, 'això' is employed as a demonstrative pronoun referring to the content or idea of what is being explained.
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