Wiktionary http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page MediaWiki 1.16alpha case-sensitive Media Special Talk User User talk Wiktionary Wiktionary talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Appendix Appendix talk Concordance Concordance talk Index Index talk Rhymes Rhymes talk Transwiki Transwiki talk Wikisaurus Wikisaurus talk WT WT talk Citations Citations talk 4559 6959327 2009-07-09T09:48:39Z Androl 124337 {{also|That}} ==English== {{rank|to|in|I|7|that|was|he|his}} ===Etymology=== {{wikipedia}} {{etyl|ang}} ''[[þæt]]'' (neuter relative pronoun, definite article). ===Pronunciation=== * {{enPR|''th''ăt}}, {{IPA|/ðæt/}}, {{SAMPA|/D{t/}} * {{audio|en-us-that.ogg|Audio (US)}} ** {{rhymes|æt}} ===Conjunction=== {{en-conj}} # {{non-gloss definition|Connecting noun clause (as involving reported speech etc.)}} #: ''He told me '''that''' the book is a good read.'' # {{non-gloss definition|Connecting a subordinate clause indicating purpose}} #: ''He must die '''that''' others might live.'' {{rfdef}} ====Translations==== {{trans-top|connecting noun clause}} {{trans-mid}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|connecting clause indicating purpose}} {{trans-mid}} {{trans-bottom}} {{checktrans-top}} * Arabic: {{qualifier|+ subject in the accusative case}} {{t|ar|أن|tr=’ánna|sc=Arab}} *: Egyptian Arabic: {{Arab|[[ان]]}} (’inn) * Armenian: {{t-|hy|որ|tr=vor|sc=Hayeren|xs=Armenian}} * Bosnian: {{t-|bs|da}} * Bulgarian: {{t|bg|че|če|sc=Cyrl}} * Chinese: *: Mandarin: ''(not used)'' * Czech: {{t+|cs|že}} * Danish: {{t+|da|at}} * Dutch: {{t+|nl|dat|n|s}}, {{t+|nl|die|m|f}} (and {{n|p}}) * Esperanto: {{t-|eo|ke|xs=Esperanto}} * Estonian: {{t+|et|et}} * Faroese: {{t-|fo|at|xs=Faroese}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|että}} * French: {{t+|fr|que}} * German: [[dass]] * Greek: {{t+|el|ότι|sc=Grek}}, {{t+|el|πως|sc=Grek}} * Hebrew: ...[[ש]] (še...) * Hungarian: {{t+|hu|hogy}} * Icelandic: {{t+|is|að}} * [[Ido]]: [[ke]] * Indonesian: [[bahwa]] * [[Interlingua]]: [[que]] {{trans-mid}} * Italian: {{t+|it|che}} * Japanese: (...) {{t|ja|と|tr=to|sc=Jpan}} (''quotation particle'') * Maltese: {{t-|mt|li|xs=Maltese}} * Norwegian: {{t+|no|at}} * [[Novial]]: [[ke]] * Old English: {{t+|ang|þæt|xs=Old English}} * Persian: {{fa-Arab|[[که|کِه]]}} (ke) * Polish: {{t+|pl|że}} * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|que}} * Romanian: {{t-|ro|că}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|что|tr=što|sc=Cyrl}} * [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[gun#Scottish Gaelic|gun]] * Serbian: *:* Cyrillic: {{t-|sr|да|sc=Cyrl}} *:* Roman: [[da]] * [[Sindhi]]: {{sd-Arab|[[تَه]]}} * Slovak: {{t-|sk|že}} * Slovene: {{t+|sl|da}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|que}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|att}} * [[Telugu]]: {{t|te|అది|sc=Telu}} {{trans-bottom}} ====Usage notes==== * ''That'' as a conjunction is often omitted — ''"He told me that it is a good read."'' could just as easily be ''"He told me it is a good read."'' ===Determiner=== {{en-det}} (''plural'' '''[[those]]''') # The (thing) being indicated (at a distance from the speaker, or previously mentioned, or at another time). #: '''''That''' book is a good read.'' #: '''''That''' battle was in 1450.'' ====Translations==== {{trans-top|what is being indicated}} * Arabic: {{Arab|[[ذلك|ذٰلِكَ]]}} {{unicode|(ðáːlika)}} {{m}}, {{Arab|[[ذاك|ذَاكَ]]}} {{unicode|(ðáːka)}} {{m}}; {{Arab|[[تلك|تِلْكَ]]}} {{unicode|(tílka)}} / {{Arab|[[تاك|تَاكَ]]}} {{unicode|(táːka)}} {{f|s}} ''(nonhuman pl)''; {{Arab|[[ذانك|ذَانِكَ]]}} {{unicode|(ðáːnika)}} ''m dual'', {{Arab|[[تانك|تَانِكَ]]}} {{unicode|(táːnika)}} ''f dual''; {{Arab|[[اولائك|أولاَئِكَ]]}} {{unicode|(’uláː’ika)}} ''(human pl)'' *: Egyptian: {{Arab|[[دكها]]}} dukha {{m}}, {{Arab|[[دكها]]}} dikha {{f}}, {{Arab|[[دكهم]]}} dukhum {{p}} * Armenian: [[այն]] (ayn) * Bosnian: ** [[taj]] {{m}}, [[ti]] {{m|p}}, [[ta]] ''f sg and n pl'', [[te]] {{f|p}}, [[to]] {{n}} ** [[takav]] ''m sg'', [[takvi]] {{m}} {{p}}, [[takva]] ''f sg and n pl'', [[takve]] {{f}} {{p}}, [[takvo]] ''n sg'' * Bulgarian: ** [[онзи]] / [[онази]] / [[онова]] / [[онези]] (onzi/onazi/onova/onezi) ''m/f/n/pl''; ** [[оня]] / [[оная]] / [[онуй]] / [[ония]] (onja/onaja/onuj/onija) ''m/f/n/pl'' * [[Chamicuro]]: {{tø|ccc|ala'ye}} * Chinese: [[那]] (nà), [[那个]] (nàgè), [[嗰]] (gè) * [[Cornish]]: *: Kernewek Kemmyn: an ... na * Czech: {{t-|cs|tamten|m}}, {{t-|cs|tamta|f}}, {{t-|cs|tamto|n}} * Dutch: [[dat]] {{n}}, [[die]] {{m}}/{{f}}/{{p}} * Esperanto: {{t-|eo|tiu|xs=Esperanto}} * Faroese: [[hasin]] {{m}}, [[handa]]/[[handan]] {{f}}, [[hatta]] {{n}} * Finnish: [[tuo]], [[se]] {{s}}; [[nuo]], [[ne]] {{p}} * French: {{t+|fr|ça}}, {{t+|fr|cela}} * German: {{t+|de|dieser|m}}, {{t+|de|diese|f}}, {{t+|de|dieses|n}}, {{t+|de|diese|p}} * Greek: [[εκείνος]] {{m}}, [[εκείνη]] {{f}}, [[εκείνο]] {{n}}, [[εκοίνοι]] {{p}}, [[εκείνες]] {{f|p}}, [[εκείνα]] {{n|p}} * Hebrew: {{t-|he|ההוא|sc=Hebr}} ("hahu", m/distant), {{t-|he|ההיא|sc=Hebr}} ("hahi", f/distant) * Hungarian: {{t+|hu|az|s}}, {{t+|hu|azok|p}} * [[Ido]]: {{t|io|ta}} * Indonesian: {{t+|id|itu|xs=Indonesian}} * [[Interlingua]]: [[ille]] * Irish: [[an#Irish|an]]...[[sin#Irish|sin]] * Italian: {{t+|it|quello|m}}, {{t+|it|quella|f}} * Japanese: [[その]] (sonó), [[あの]] (anó) * [[Kannada]]: [[ಆ]] (aa) * Korean: [[그]] (gu), [[저]] (jeo) {{trans-mid}} * Latin: [[iste]] (close to listener), [[ille]] (away from listener) * [[Limburgish]]: [[det]] {{n}} [[dae]] {{m}} [[die]] ''f/pl'' * [[Lingua Franca Nova]]: [[acel]] * Maltese: {{t-|mt|dak|m|xs=Maltese}}, {{t-|mt|dik|f|xs=Maltese}}, {{t-|mt|dawk|p|xs=Maltese}} * [[Manchu]]: (tere) * [[Novial]]: [[ti]] * [[Old Church Slavonic]]: [[онъ]] (onŭ) * Old English: {{t+|ang|se|xs=Old English}}, {{t-|ang|seo|alt=sēo|xs=Old English}}, {{t+|ang|þæt|xs=Old English}} * Persian: {{fa-Arab|[[آن]]}} (ān) * Polish: [[tamten]] / [[tamta]] / [[tamto]] ''m/f/n'' * Portuguese: [[esse]] {{m}}, [[essa]] {{f}}, [[esses]] {{p}}, [[essas]] ''f/pl'' (near); [[aquele]] {{m}}, [[aquela]] {{f}}, [[aqueles]] {{p}}, [[aquelas]] ''f/pl'' (far) * Romanian: [[acela]], [[ăla]], [[cela]] {{m}}; [[aceea]], [[aia]], [[ceea]] {{f}} * Russian: [[тот]] (tot) {{m}} * [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[sin#Scottish Gaelic|sin]], [[siud]] * Serbian: *:* Cyrillic: *:** [[тај]] {{m}}, [[ти]] {{m|p}}, [[та]] ''f sg and n pl'', [[те]] {{f|p}}, [[то]] {{n}} *:** [[такво]] ''m sg'', [[такви]] {{m}} {{p}}, [[таква]] ''f sg and n pl'', [[такве]] {{f}} {{p}}, [[такво]] ''n sg'' *:* Roman: *:** [[taj]] {{m}}, [[ti]] {{m|p}}, [[ta]] ''f sg and n pl'', [[te]] {{f|p}}, [[to]] ''n sg'' *:** [[takav]] {{m}}, [[takvi]] {{m|p}}, [[takva]] ''f sg and n pl'', [[takve]] {{f}} {{p}}, [[takvo]] ''n sg'' * [[Sicilian]]: {{t+|scn|chiddu|m|xs=Sicilian}}, {{t+|scn|chidda|f|xs=Sicilian}} * [[Sindhi]]: {{sd-Arab|[[اُهو]]}} {{m}}, {{sd-Arab|[[اُها]]}} {{f}} * Slovak: [[ten]] / [[tá]] / [[to]] ''m/f/n'', [[tamten]] / [[tamtá]] / [[tamto]] ''m/f/n distant (lit., that there)'' * Slovene: [[tisto]] {{n}}, [[tista]] {{f}}, [[tisti]] {{m}} * Spanish: [[ese]] {{m}}, [[esa]] {{f}}, [[esos]] {{p}}, [[esas]] ''f/pl'', [[eso]] {{n}} (near); [[aquel]] {{m}}, [[aquella]] {{f}}, [[aquellos]] {{p}}, [[aquellas]] ''f/pl'', [[aquello]] {{n}}, (far) * Swedish: {{t+|sv|den|c}}, {{t+|sv|den där|c}}, {{t+|sv|det|n}}, {{t+|sv|det där|n}} * [[Telugu]]: [[ఆ]] (aa) {{trans-bottom}} ====See also==== * [[here]] * [[there]] * [[this]] * [[what]] * [[yon]] * [[yonder]] * [[on top of that]] ===Pronoun=== {{en-pron|desc=demonstrative|plural|those}} # {{context|demonstrative}} That thing. #: '''''That''' was an interesting example.'' ====Antonyms==== * {{sense|that thing}} [[here]], [[there]], [[this]], [[yon]], [[yonder]] ====Translations==== {{trans-top|that thing}} * Armenian: [[դա]] (da) * Bosnian: {{t-|bs|to}}, {{t-|bs|ono|n}} * Bulgarian: [[това]] (tova) * [[Chamicuro]]: {{tø|ccc|mashala}} * [[Cornish]]: *: Kernewek Kemmyn: [[henna]] {{m}}, [[honna]] {{f}} * Czech: {{t+|cs|to}} * Esperanto: {{t-|eo|tio|xs=Esperanto}} * Faroese: [[hasin]] {{m}}, [[handa]]/[[handan]] {{f}}, [[hatta]] {{n}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|tämä}} * German: {{t+|de|dieser|m}}, {{t+|de|diese|f}}, {{t+|de|dieses|n}}, {{t+|de|diese|p}} * Greek: {{t+|el|αυτός|m|sc=Grek}}, {{t+|el|αυτή|f|sc=Grek}}, {{t+|el|αυτό|n|sc=Grek}}, {{t+|el|αυτοί|p|sc=Grek}}, {{t+|el|αυτές|f|p|sc=Grek}}, {{t+|el|αυτά|n|p|sc=Grek}} * {{trreq|Hebrew}} * Hungarian: {{t+|hu|az|s}}, {{t+|hu|azok|p}} * Indonesian: {{t+|id|itu|xs=Indonesian}} * [[Interlingua]]: [[illo]], [[illos]] {{p}} * Japanese: *: (''near'') [[それ]] (soré) *: (''far'') [[あれ]] (aré) * Korean: [[그것]] (gugeot), [[저것]] (jeogeot) {{trans-mid}} * Lao: {{Laoo|[[ນັ້ນ]]}} (nan) ''near'', {{Laoo|[[ພຸ້ນ]]}} (phun) ''far'' * [[Lingua Franca Nova]]: [[acel]] * Maltese: {{t-|mt|dak|m|xs=Maltese}}, {{t-|mt|dik|f|xs=Maltese}}, {{t-|mt|dawk|p|xs=Maltese}} * [[Novial]]: [[te]] {{m}} or {{f}} or {{n}}, [[tu]] {{n}}, [[to]] {{m}}, [[ta]] {{f}} ''plurals add'' -s * Old English: {{t+|ang|se|m|xs=Old English}}, {{t-|ang|seo|f|alt=sēo|xs=Old English}}, {{t+|ang|þæt|n|xs=Old English}} * Polish: {{t+|pl|ten|m}}, {{t+|pl|ta|f}}, {{t+|pl|to|n}}, {{t+|pl|te|p}} * Portuguese: *: (''near'') [[esse]] {{m}}, [[essa]] {{f}}, [[esses]] {{p}}, [[essas]] {{f|p}} *: (''far'') [[aquele]] {{m}}, [[aquela]] {{f}}, [[aqueles]] {{p}}, [[aquelas]] {{f|p}} * Russian: [[это]] (éto) * Serbian: *: Cyrillic: [[то]], [[оно]] {{n}} *: Roman: [[to]], [[ono]] {{n}} * [[Sindhi]]: {{sd-Arab|[[اهو|اُهو]]}} {{m}}, {{sd-Arab|[[اها|اُها]]}} {{f}} * Slovak: {{t-|sk|to|n}} * Spanish: *: (''near'') [[ése]] {{m}}, [[ésa]] {{f}}, [[ésos]] {{p}}, [[ésas]] {{f|p}} *: (''far'') [[aquél]] {{m}}, [[aquélla]] {{f}}, [[aquéllos]] {{p}}, [[aquéllas]] {{f|p}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|den|c}}, {{t+|sv|denna|c}}, {{t+|sv|den där|c}}, {{t+|sv|det|n}}, {{t+|sv|detta|n}}, {{t+|sv|det där|n}} * [[Telugu]]: [[అది]] (adi) {{trans-bottom}} ===Pronoun=== {{en-pron|desc=relative}} # {{context|relative}} [[which|Which]]. #: ''I like the song '''that''' you wrote.'' #: In this sense, '''''that''''' is prescriptively used in restrictive contexts only. For non-restrictive contexts, e.g. ''I like the last song on the album, which John wrote'' (one out of many), ''[[which]]'' is preferred. ====Translations==== {{trans-top|which}} * Armenian: [[որը]] (vorə) * Bosnian: [[koji]] ''m sg'', [[koju]] ''f sg'', [[koja]] ''n pl'', [[koje]] ''m pl, f pl, and n sg'' * Bulgarian: [[който]] / [[която]] / [[което]] (kojto/kojato/koeto) ''m/f/n'', [[когато]] (kogato) * Chinese: [[那]] (nà), [[那个]] (nàgè) * [[Cornish]]: *: Kernewek Kemmyn: [[a]] * Czech: {{t+|cs|jenž}}, {{t+|cs|který}} * Danish: {{t+|da|som}} * Dutch: {{t+|nl|dat}} * [[Egyptian Arabic]]: {{Arab|[[إلى]]}} (ʔilli) * Esperanto: {{t+|eo|kiu|xs=Esperanto}} * Faroese: {{t-|fo|ið|xs=Faroese}}, {{t-|fo|sum|xs=Faroese}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|joka}}, {{t+|fi|mikä}} * French: {{t+|fr|que}} * German: [[den]], [[die]], [[das]], [[die]] ''(m/f/n/pl resp.)'' * Greek: [[που]] (pou) * Hebrew: ...[[ש]] (še...) * Hungarian: [[ami]], [[amelyik]] (''the later means: '[[which]]' '') * Indonesian: {{t-|id|yang|xs=Indonesian}} {{trans-mid}} * [[Interlingua]]: [[que]] * Italian: {{t+|it|che}} * Japanese: ''(not used)'' * [[Novial]]: [[kel]] * Old English: {{t-|ang|þe|xs=Old English}} * Persian: {{fa-Arab|[[كه|كِه]]}} (ke) * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|que}} * Romanian: [[pe care]] * Russian: [[который]] / [[которая]] / [[которое]] / [[которые]] (kotóryj/kotóraja/kotóroje/kotóryje) ''m/f/n/pl'', [[что]] (što) * Serbian: *:* Cyrillic: [[који]] ''m sg'', [[коју]] ''f sg'', [[која]] ''n pl'', [[које]] ''m pl, f pl, and n sg'' *:* Roman: [[koji]] ''m sg'', [[koju]] ''f sg'', [[koja]] ''n pl'', [[koje]] ''m pl, f pl, and n sg'' * [[Sindhi]]: {{sd-Arab|[[جيڪو]]}} {{m}}, {{sd-Arab|[[جيڪا]]}} {{f}} * Slovak: [[ktorý]] / [[ktorá]] / [[ktoré]] ''m/f/n'', [[čo]] * Slovene: {{t+|sl|ki}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|que}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|som}}, {{t+|sv|vilken}} {{trans-bottom}} ===Adverb=== {{en-adv|-}} # To a given [[extent]] or [[degree]]. #: ''I remember when you were '''that''' high.'' # {{context|dialectal|_|in positive|standard in negative constructions}} [[so|So]], so much; [[very]]. #: ''Ooh, I was '''that''' angry I nearly bashed her one.'' #: ''I did the run last year, and it wasn't '''that''' difficult.'' ====Translations==== {{trans-top}} * Dutch: (1,2) [[zo]] {{trans-mid}} * Swedish: (1,2) [[så]] {{trans-bottom}} ====See also==== * [[which]] [[Category:100 English basic words]] [[Category:English determiners]] [[Category:English interrogative pronouns]] [[Category:English relative pronouns]] [[Category:English subordinating conjunctions]] [[ang:that]] [[ar:that]] [[zh-min-nan:that]] [[et:that]] [[es:that]] [[fa:that]] [[fr:that]] [[ko:that]] [[io:that]] [[it:that]] [[kk:that]] [[ku:that]] [[lo:that]] [[la:that]] [[li:that]] [[hu:that]] [[nl:that]] [[ja:that]] [[no:that]] [[pa:that]] [[pl:that]] [[pt:that]] [[ru:that]] [[simple:that]] [[sd:that]] [[fi:that]] [[sv:that]] [[ta:that]] [[te:that]] [[th:that]] [[tr:that]] [[zh:that]]