Demonstrative, and Personal Pronouns.
The definite article {the} is not expressed directly in Chinese, but
the demonstrative pronoun takes its place.
The demonstrative pronouns are:
This or these, \di° kuh/ 第個.
That or those, \i-kuh/ 伊個.
The demonstrative pronouns change their forms with different nouns,
being formed by the \{di°}/ (第) or \{i}/ (伊) and the classifier
belonging to the noun. Thus “this table” is not \{di°-kuh de-°ts}/
but \{di°-tsak de-°ts}/ (第隻檯子).
When the demonstrative is used with a numeral it retains the form
\{di°-kuh}/ (第個) or \{i-kuh}/ (伊個) and the classifier of the noun
comes between the numeral and the noun. Thus “this one table” is
\{di°-kuh ih tsak de-°ts}/ (第個一隻檯子).
The personal pronouns are as follows: