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 There are three demonstratives in Gothedish: near (or proximal), middle (or medial), and far (or distal).
-The near demonstrative is used for objects near to the speaker.
+The near demonstrative is used for objects near to the speaker. It is declined as a regular strong adjective with the stem ''iss-''.
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 ! rowspan="4" | Singular !! Masculine
-| þas || þan || rowspan="3" | þamm || rowspan="4" | þis
+| isses || issen || rowspan="3" | issem || rowspan="4" | isses
 |-
 ! Neuter
-| þat || þat
+| isset || isset
 |-
 ! Unmarked
-| þa || þa
+| iss || iss
 |-
 ! Feminine
-| þo || þo || þis
+| isse || isse || isses
 |-
 ! rowspan="3" | Plural !! Masculine
-| þä || þas || rowspan="3" | þäm || rowspan="3" | þis
+| isse || isses || rowspan="3" | issem || rowspan="3" | isses
 |-
 ! Neut./unm.
-| þo || þo
+| isse || isse
 |-
 ! Feminine
-| þos || þos
+| isses || isses
 |}
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 The middle demonstrative is used for objects near to the listener. It is also used as a generic demonstrative without reference to distance. It is declined irregularly. Note that the plural forms are identical to the corresponding 3<sup>rd</sup> person personal pronouns.
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