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this

 
 
/ðɪs/ adverb

Translation

used when describing the size, amount, or state of something or someone
bu kadar, şu kadar (ebat, miktar, durum vs. ifade etmede)
I need a piece of wood this big. I've never seen her this angry.2195
(Definition of this adverb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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