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the article

  /jiː/ , /ð/ , /ðeː/ , /ði/ , /ðiː/ , /ðə/ , /ðɪ/ , /ˈðiː/ , /ˈðʌ/ , /θeː/
  • Introducing a singular term to be taken generically: preceding a name of something standing for a whole class. [from 9th c.]
  • Used before a noun phrase beginning with superlative or comparative adjective or an ordinal number, indicating that the noun refers to a single item.
  • Used with the plural of a surname to indicate the entire family.
  • When stressed, indicates that it describes something which is considered to be best or exclusively worthy of attention. [from 18th c.]
  • because it has already been mentioned, is to be completely specified in the same sentence, or very shortly thereafter. [from 10th c.]
  • Used before a body part, a family member, a pet (especially of someone previously mentioned), as an alternative to a possessive pronoun. [from 12th c.]
der, das
  • The definite grammatical article that implies necessarily that the noun phrase it immediately precedes is definitely identifiable
der, das, die
  • Used before an adjective, indicating all things (especially persons) described by that adjective. [from 9th c.]
dieser

the adverb

  /jiː/ , /ð/ , /ðeː/ , /ði/ , /ðiː/ , /ðə/ , /ðɪ/ , /ˈðiː/ , /ˈðʌ/ , /θeː/
  • With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.
je + comp., desto + comp., je + comp., je + comp., je + comp., umso + comp.
  • With a comparative, and often with for it, indicates a result more like said comparative. This can be negated with none.
umso
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