"Píšeš tou novou tužkou?"

Translation:Are you writing with the new pencil?

August 28, 2018

can't it be are you writing with this new pencil?

Mod

This course, at least currently, makes a consistent distinction

this - touto, touhle, touhletou
that - tou, tamtou, tamhletou

Is there any reason why "Do you write with a new pencil" should be wrong?

Mod

We have specifically TOU novou tužkou. that new pencil or the new pencil, not just any new pencil

I should have known! Thank you.

When I first heard this I assumed it was "Are you writing it with a new pencil?". ("tou" being "to") How would that differ please?

Mod

Píšeš to novou tužkou?

How do you differentiate in a listening exercise?