This is the 6615th most frequent Russian word.
iт
The Russian word "ит" is not valid; it might be a typo or misspelling. Please clarify!
In this sentence, 'этот' (it's pronounced 'etot') is a demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this,' referring to the house as a specific object.
Этот дом красивый.
This house is beautiful.
Here, 'это' (it's pronounced 'eto') functions as a demonstrative pronoun referring to something unspecified or neutral that the speaker is pointing out or mentioning.
Я смотрю на это.
I am looking at this.
In this context, 'это' (it's also pronounced 'eto') serves as a subject in the sentence, equivalent to 'it' in English, introducing the topic of the day to describe it in the predicate.