ππ·
Definition
ππ·ππ·1the (standing inanimate or animate object)2the (abstract object)3positional article for standing inanimate singular nonsubject (also used for intangible entities: e.g., heart attack, song, pain)ππ»Μπ· ππ· πΉπΜπΌπ°Μππ°pass the waterππ°Νπ½π°Μππ± ππ·Μthis coffee sitting [standing] hereππ·ΜπΌπ° ππ»ππ»Μπ· ππ· π°ΜπΌπΝππ· ππ° π°πΌππ° ππΌπ°I guess he will examine you nowππΜΝππΝ ππ· πΌπ°Μππ°let the feather touch itππ°ππΜπ· ππ· π»Μππ°ππ²turn that bread overπΜπΉπΝ ππ· π°ΜππΝππ°look after the cookingππ»ΜΝπ»πΉπππ· ππ·?is the sun coming up?πΌπ°Μππ· ππ°Μππ°Ν ππ°ΜππΜΝ?what kind of song is that?4positional article for plural sitting nonsubjects (those that would take ππ»ΝπΌππ· when singular)πΉπΝπ΄π»ΜΝπΌπ· ππ· π
π°πΉπ»ΜπΌπ·I sorted the beansπΜππ· ππ· ππ»Μππ° π°Μππ»ΝπΌπbring those groceries sitting there insideπΌπ°ππ·Μππ·there's something sitting there; there it [pile or stack of sitting/round items] sitsπΉπ°ππ»ΜΝ ππ·ΜπΌπ° ππ· πΉπ°ΜππΌπ°Μ ππ°ππΜπΉπ πππ·ΜππΌππ°Νwrap up those new blankets in a clean clothππΜππΌπ°Μ ππ· π½πΜΝπ΄π°I want the potatoesπΉπ°ππ»ΜΝ ππ· ππ°Μπππ·Μtie those blankets upπΉπ°ππ»ΜΝ πΌπΜππ· πππ·ΜππΌππ°Νtie those old blankets upππ·ΜπΉπ·ππ»Ν πΉπΜππ²πΌπ» ππ·?where are the dishes [sitting]?5the standing inanimate object6the collection of inanimate objectsππ°πΏπ·ππ· ππ·the pile of books7used as a sign of completed action in past timeπ°ππ°ππ· ππ» π°πHe or they went, departed8used adverbially: whenπΌπ°ππ»Ν πΌπππ°πΉπ° ππ·on the day after tomorrowThis term does not literally mean "when" (as in "When are you going to town?"), but rather, as the example sentence states, "on the day after tomorrow."π΅π·πΌπ·πΌππ·ππ°ππ·πππ°Νππ°Νππ·ππ»ΝπΌππ·Dorsey notes that for this term, (ππ» before π°).