No. 173 in Icelandic
þessar
"Þessar" means "these" (feminine plural).
In a sentence
Ég tók þessar bækur af borðinu.
I took these books off the table.
In this sentence, "þessar" is used as a demonstrative pronoun in the accusative case plural form to refer to the books.
Ertu búinn að sjá þessar bíómyndir?
Have you seen these movies?
Here, "þessar" is again a demonstrative pronoun in the plural form, modifying the noun "movies".
Það eru þessar stelpur sem skemmtu sér vel.
It is these girls who had a good time.
In this example, "þessar" functions as an identifying modifier providing specific identification of the subjects.
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