# this is

idiom · CEFR A1

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/this-is
Updated: 2026-06-07

## Meaning

You use this phrase to introduce someone or something. It's a common way to start a sentence when you are pointing to or naming a person or thing.

## Examples

- This is my brother.
- This is the new office where we will work starting next week.
- This is the precise moment when the entire course of the investigation changed forever.

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