Its vs The vs This

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Its

Top 1000 (très courant) A1 determiner

The

Bloc à haute fréquence A1

This

Bloc à haute fréquence A1

	Its	The	This
Prononciation	🇬🇧 /["/ɪts/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ɪts/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/ðə//ði//ðiː/","/ðiː/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ðə//ði//ðiː/","/ðiː/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/ðɪs/","/ðiːz/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ðɪs/","/ðiːz/"]/
Sens	Belonging to it.	A word that shows a specific thing is being talked about.	Used to refer to something nearby or just mentioned.
Exemple	Turn the box on its side.	The cat is on the mat.	This is my favorite book.
Registre	Neutre	Neutre	Neutre
Fréquence	Top 1000 (très courant)	Bloc à haute fréquence	Bloc à haute fréquence
Niveau CEFR	A1	A1	A1
Nature grammaticale	determiner
Collocations	its meaning, its value, its characteristics	the best, the worst, the first, the last, the same	this time, this week, this way
Antonymes	his, her, their	-	that
Erreurs fréquentes	Confused with 'it's' (it is or it has)., Used incorrectly to refer to people instead of objects., Omitted when needed to show possession.	Omitting 'the' before unique nouns, like 'the sun'., Using 'the' before general nouns, like 'the dogs' when talking about all dogs., Confused with 'a' or 'an' when referring to something for the first time.	Using 'this' for objects that are not close., Confusing 'this' with 'these' (plural)., Using 'this' as a standalone response without context.
Notes d'usage	Used to show that something belongs to an object or animal. Make sure not to confuse it with 'it's' (it is).	Used before nouns to refer to something specific, like 'the book'. Common in both spoken and written English, but omitted in some languages.	Used in both spoken and written English. When referring to something far away, use 'that' instead of 'this'.

Questions fréquentes : Its vs The vs This

Quelle est la différence entre Its, The et This ?

Its: Belonging to it. The: A word that shows a specific thing is being talked about. This: Used to refer to something nearby or just mentioned.

Its, The et This sont-ils au même niveau CEFR ?

Its: A1, The: A1, This: A1 sur l'échelle CEFR.

Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?

Its: Turn the box on its side. The: The cat is on the mat. This: This is my favorite book.

Puis-je utiliser Its, The et This de façon interchangeable ?

Pas toujours. Its, The et This sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.