that
that
ðÃĻt
dhāt
/ðÃĻt/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "that"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āϏ⧇, āϝ⧇

used to identify a specific person or thing observed or pointed out by the speaker
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
That looks delicious, what is it?
āĻ“āϟāĻž āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ⧁ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāĻšā§āϛ⧇, āĻāϟāĻž āĻ•āĻŋ?
1.1

āϏ⧇āϟāĻž, āĻ“āϟāĻž

used to refer to the more distant of two things, in contrast to "this"
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I 'll take this slice and you can have that.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāχ āϟ⧁āĻ•āϰāĻž āύ⧇āĻŦ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϤ⧁āĻŽāĻŋ āϏ⧇āϟāĻž āύāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧋āĨ¤
02

āϝ⧇, āϤāĻž

used to refer to a statement, idea, or event already introduced
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I forgot my umbrella. That was careless of me.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻ›āĻžāϤāĻž āϭ⧁āϞ⧇ āϗ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤ āĻāϟāĻž āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻ…āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύāϤāĻž āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
03

āϝ⧇, āϤāĻž

used to introduce or refer to something having a particular feature or characteristic
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He spoke of that which can not be spoken.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϝāĻž āĻŦāϞāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇ āύāĻž āϏ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āĻŦāϞ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
04

āϝ⧇, āϝāĻž

used to introduce relative clauses that refer to people, animals, or things
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The woman that called earlier left a message.
āϝ⧇ āĻŽāĻšāĻŋāϞāĻžāϟāĻŋ āφāϗ⧇ āĻĢā§‹āύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϏ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āϤāĻž āϰ⧇āϖ⧇ āϗ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
05

āϝ⧇, āϤāĻž

used after "and" for emphatic repetition or clarification
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He helped me, and that without being asked.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϤāĻž āϜāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāϏāĻž āύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āχāĨ¤
06

āϝ⧇, āϝāĻž

used after a negative to express extent or awareness
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She has n't mentioned it that I know of.
āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āϜāĻžāύāĻž āĻŽāϤ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāϟāĻŋ āωāĻ˛ā§āϞ⧇āĻ– āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāύāĻŋāĨ¤
01

āϏ⧇āχ, āĻāχ

used to indicate a specific person or thing that the speaker sees, hears, or is pointing to
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Do you hear that noise outside?
āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāχāϰ⧇ āϏ⧇āχ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻļ⧁āύāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻšā§āϛ⧇āύ?
1.1

āϏ⧇āχ, āĻāχ

used to refer to the more distant of two people or things near the speaker
that definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
That cup is yours; this one is mine.
āϏ⧇āχ āĻ•āĻžāĻĒāϟāĻŋ āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϰ; āĻāϟāĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰāĨ¤
02

āϏ⧇āχ, āĻ“āχ

used to refer to something previously mentioned, known, or understood in the context
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I missed the meeting on that day.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϏ⧇āχ āĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻŽāĻŋāϏ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
03

āϏ⧇āχ, āĻāχ

used to identify or single out a person or thing with a notable or distinctive feature
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We bought that house with the red door.
āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āϞāĻžāϞ āĻĻāϰāϜāĻž āϏāĻš āϏ⧇āχ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋāύ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
3.1

āϏ⧇āχ, āĻāχ

used to refer to a specific person or thing that the listener is expected to recognize or be familiar with
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I heard that neighbor of yours finally moved out.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻļ⧁āύ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āϝ⧇ āϏ⧇āχ āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļā§€ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϚāϞ⧇ āϗ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
01

āϝ⧇

used to introduce a subordinate clause expressing a statement, thought, or reported speech
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I believe that he will come through in the end.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāĻŋ āϝ⧇ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϏ⧇ āϏāĻĢāϞ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
1.1

āϝ⧇, āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ

used to introduce a clause giving the reason or cause for something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She was nervous that everyone would judge her.
āϏ⧇ āωāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ—ā§āύ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝ⧇ āϏāĻŦāĻžāχ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāϚāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
1.2

āϝ⧇, āϝāĻžāϤ⧇

used to introduce a clause showing the result of something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
It was such a loud noise that everyone turned around.
āĻāϟāĻž āĻāϤ āĻœā§‹āϰ⧇ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝ⧇ āϏāĻŦāĻžāχ āϘ⧁āϰ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϞāĨ¤
1.3

āϝ⧇, āϝāĻžāϤ⧇

used to express a purpose, hope, or intention
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He trained hard that he might win the race.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āϝāĻžāϤ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϰ⧇āϏ āϜāĻŋāϤāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

āĻšāϝāĻŧāϤ⧋, āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻļ⧁āϧ⧁

used to express a strong wish, longing, or regret
Formal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Would that it were true.
āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āϏ⧇āϟāĻž āϏāĻ¤ā§āϝ āĻšāϤāĨ¤
01

āĻāϤ, āϖ⧁āĻŦ

used to emphasize the extent or degree of something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She did n't seem that impressed by the performance.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢāϰāĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϏ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āĻāϤāϟāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāϞ⧇ āĻŽāύ⧇ āĻšāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āύāĻžāĨ¤
1.1

āĻāϤ, āϏ⧇āϟāĻž

used with a gesture to show size, distance, or extent
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I want the desk to be that long, right across the wall.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϚāĻžāχ āĻĄā§‡āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻāϤ āϞāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻž āĻšā§‹āĻ•, āĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻŦāϰāĻžāĻŦāϰāĨ¤
1.2

āĻāϤ, āϖ⧁āĻŦ

used for emphasis in casual speech, often with negatives or understatement
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I did n't like it that much.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāϟāĻž āĻāϤ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰāĻŋāύāĻŋāĨ¤
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