No. 232 in Russian
эта
"Эта" means "this" (feminine form).
In a sentence
Эта книга очень интересная.
This book is very interesting.
In this sentence, 'эта' serves as a demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this,' referring specifically to the noun 'книга' (book). It agrees in gender (feminine), case (nominative), and number (singular) with the noun it modifies.
Где ты взял эту женщину?
Where did you find this woman?
Here, 'эту' is the accusative form of 'эта,' used to point to a particular feminine noun 'женщину' (woman) as the direct object of the verb.
Я смотрю на эту картину.
I am looking at this painting.
In this example, 'эту' is also in the accusative case matching the feminine noun 'картину' (painting), acting as the object of the prepositional phrase 'на эту картину' ('at this painting').
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