The specifiers 这 zhè this or 那 nà that can be used as the subject of a sentence, if the subject is visible to listeners. ‘This’ is commonly used when introducing people to each other. For instance, 这 是我爸爸 ... zhè shi wǒ bàba … This is my father…
← 是 (copula/verb) 爸爸 (noun)
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我 (short for 我的 )
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