käto

Këto is an Albanian demonstrative determiner meaning "these." It is used to refer to multiple items that are near the speaker and to modify a following noun. Examples in everyday use include këto libra (these books) or këto ditë (these days).

In standard Albanian, këto precedes the noun and agrees with it in number, functioning as part of the proximal demonstrative system. The form is specifically the plural near form, contrasting with singular demonstratives such as ky (masculine singular) and kjo (feminine singular), and with far forms ai/ajo (and their plurals) used for distant reference. Këto is not typically used by itself as a pronoun; it operates within noun phrases to point to nearby items.

Usage and style notes: këto is common in both spoken and written Albanian across dialects and varieties, and it can convey immediacy or proximity in discourse. It is normally capitalized only when it starts a sentence. The broader demonstrative system in Albanian distinguishes near and far references, and form choices may vary slightly by regional speech, but këto remains the standard plural near determiner in contemporary Albanian.