determiner

 
Pronunciation: /dɪˈtəːmɪnə/

noun

  • 1a person or thing that determines or decides something.
  • 2 Grammar a modifying word that determines the kind of reference a noun or noun group has, for example a, the, every. See also article.

Grammar

A class of words that forms an important part of many noun phrases. The determiner comes before the noun and helps to define it. Common determiners are:

aanthe
thisthatthesethose
someanyno
myouryourhisheritstheir
manyfewlittlemuch
otherlastnext
onetwothreeetc.
firstsecondthirdetc.
allboth
halfthirdetc.